Where does “love feast” come from?
love feast (English) comes from English feast, from Middle English feeste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.
love feast (English): A symbolic communal meal held by early Christians...
Definitions
- A symbolic communal meal held by early Christians...
Ancestry of “love feast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | feast | A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature;... |
| 2 | Middle English | feeste | feast |
| 3 | Old French | feste | party; celebration; feast |
| 4 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | fēsta | — |
| 6 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 7 | Latin | fēstus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |