Where does “festal” come from?

Festal comes from Middle French festal, from Latin festum meaning "festival" or "feast," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning "to place" or "set."

festal (English): festive, relating to a festival or feast

Definitions

  1. festive, relating to a festival or feast

Ancestry of “festal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfestal—
2Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
3LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
4Proto-Italicfēstos—

Words derived from “festal”

Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →