Where does “fester” come from?
Fester comes from Old French festre, from Latin fistula, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰī-, meaning to split or divide.
fester (English): A fistula; A sore or an ulcer of the skin; The...
Definitions
- A fistula; A sore or an ulcer of the skin; The...
Ancestry of “fester”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | festre | — |
| 2 | Latin | fistula | pipe, tube, especially a water pipe; hollow reed... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
Words derived from “fester”