Where does “festa” come from?
festa (English) comes from Portuguese festa, from Old Portuguese festa, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.
festa (English): A public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal,...
Definitions
- A public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal,...
Ancestry of “festa”, step by step
festa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese festa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | festa | party; celebration; festival |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | festa | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | fēsta | party, feast |
| 5 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 6 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |
via Catalan festa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | festa | celebration; party |