Where does “feastfully” come from?
feastfully (English) comes from English feastful, from English feast, from Middle English feeste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus.
feastfully (English): In a feastful manner
Definitions
- In a feastful manner
Ancestry of “feastfully”, step by step
feastfully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English feastful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feastful | Festive; joyful; sumptuous; luxurious; Enough for... |
| 2 | English | feast | A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature;... |
| 3 | Middle English | feeste | feast |
| 4 | Old French | feste | party; celebration; feast |
| 5 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | fēsta | party, feast |
| 7 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 8 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |