Where does “fiesta” come from?

Fiesta comes from Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa, from Latin festum meaning festival or holiday, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.

fiesta (English): A religious festival; A festive occasion

Definitions

  1. A religious festival; A festive occasion

Ancestry of “fiesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfiestaparty; feast; feast day
2Old Spanishfiestaparty
3Latinfēstaparty, feast
4Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
5LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
6Proto-Italicfēstos—

Words derived from “fiesta”

Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →