Where does “prefestival” come from?
prefestival (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.
prefestival (English): Before a festival
Definitions
- Before a festival
Ancestry of “prefestival”, step by step
prefestival traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English festival
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | festival | Pertaining to a feast or feast-day; An event or... |
| 2 | Old French | festival | — |
| 3 | Latin | fēstīvālis | Of or pertaining to a festival |
| 4 | Latin | fēstīvus | lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry |
| 5 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |