Where does “festooner” come from?
festooner (English) comes from English festoon, from French feston, from Italian festone, from Italian festa, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus.
festooner (English): One who festoons
Definitions
- One who festoons
Ancestry of “festooner”, step by step
festooner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English festoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | festoon | An ornament such as a garland or chain which... |
| 2 | French | feston | festoon |
| 3 | Italian | festone | festoon, streamer, paper chain; scallop, scollop |
| 4 | Italian | festa | feast |
| 5 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | fēsta | party, feast |
| 7 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 8 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |