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Where does “festinately” come from?

festinately (English) comes from English festinate, from Latin festinatus, from Latin festīnō, from Latin festinus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

festinately (English): In a festinate manner; hastily; hurriedly

Definitions

  1. In a festinate manner; hastily; hurriedly

Ancestry of “festinately”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfestinateTo become involuntarily quicker, such as when...
2Latinfestinatushastened; accelerated
3Latinfestīnō—
4Latinfestinusswift, quick, rapid, hasty; impatient; early,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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