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Where does “festival” come from?

Festival derives from Latin festivalis, adjective form of festivus meaning "of a feast," from the Proto-Indo-European root dʰeh₁- meaning "to place or put."

festival (English): Pertaining to a feast or feast-day; An event or...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a feast or feast-day; An event or...

Ancestry of “festival”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfestival—
2Latinfēstīvālis—
3Latinfēstīvus—
4Latin-īvus—
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “festival”

  • festivalgoer
  • minifestival
  • prefestival
  • nonfestival
  • festy
  • megafestival
  • festivalist
  • festival
  • фестивальный
  • фестива́ль
  • festivalier
  • festival
  • festival
  • festivalisering
  • festival
  • songfestival
  • filmfestival
  • cabaretfestival
  • festiwal
  • festivalisering
  • festival
  • φεστιβάλ
  • filmfesztivál
  • filmfesztiválon
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