Where does “festoony” come from?
festoony (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.
festoony (English): Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling...
Definitions
- Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling...
Ancestry of “festoony”, step by step
festoony 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 Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |