Where does “feastful” come from?
feastful (English) comes from English feast, from Middle English feeste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.
feastful (English): Festive; joyful; sumptuous; luxurious; Enough for...
Definitions
- Festive; joyful; sumptuous; luxurious; Enough for...
Ancestry of “feastful”, step by step
feastful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English feast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feast | A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature;... |
| 2 | Middle English | feeste | feast |
| 3 | Old French | feste | party; celebration; feast |
| 4 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | fēsta | party, feast |
| 6 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 7 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |