Where does “fête” come from?
fête (French) comes from Middle French feste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.
fête (French): winter holidays; party; name day
Definitions
- winter holidays; party; name day
Ancestry of “fête”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | feste | party, celebration; feast |
| 2 | Old French | feste | party; celebration; feast |
| 3 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | fēsta | party, feast |
| 5 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 6 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |