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Where does “nonfestival” come from?

nonfestival (English) comes from English festival, from Old French festival, from Latin fēstīvālis, from Latin fēstīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

nonfestival (English): Not of or pertaining to a religious festival

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a religious festival

Ancestry of “nonfestival”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfestivalPertaining to a feast or feast-day; An event or...
2Old Frenchfestival—
3Latinfēstīvālis—
4Latinfēstīvus—
5Latin-īvus—
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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