Where does “faîtage” come from?
faîtage (French) comes from French faîte, from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.
faîtage (French): ridge; ridgepole
Definitions
- ridge; ridgepole
Ancestry of “faîtage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | faîte | top, summit, pinnacle |
| 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 | — |