Where does “fiesta” come from?

fiesta (Finnish) comes from Spanish fiesta, from Old Spanish fiesta, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

fiesta (Finnish): fiesta

Definitions

  1. fiesta

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
Every word from Proto-Italic fēstosEvery word from Latin fēstusEvery word from Latin festum
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