Where does “festivalist” come from?
festivalist (English) comes from Romanian festival, from French festival, from English festival, from Old French festival, from Latin fēstīvālis, from Latin fēstīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
festivalist (English): One who frequents or enjoys festivals
Definitions
- One who frequents or enjoys festivals
Ancestry of “festivalist”, step by step
festivalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian festival
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | festival | festival |
| 2 | French | festival | festival |
| 3 | English | festival | Pertaining to a feast or feast-day; An event or... |
| 4 | Old French | festival | — |
| 5 | Latin | fēstīvālis | Of or pertaining to a festival |
| 6 | Latin | fēstīvus | lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry |
| 7 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |