Where does “festivity” come from?

Festivity comes from Old French festivité, from Latin festivitas, ultimately deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root dʰeh₁- meaning to set or place.

festivity (English): A festival or similar celebration; An experience...

Definitions

  1. A festival or similar celebration; An experience...

Ancestry of “festivity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfestivité—
2Latinfestivitasfestivity, merriment, joy, mirth; kind demeanour,...
3Latinfēstīvuslively, festive, joyous, gay, merry
4Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “festivity”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin fēstīvus →
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