Where does “festif” come from?

festif (French) comes from Latin fēstīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

festif (French): festive

Definitions

  1. festive

Ancestry of “festif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfēstīvuslively, festive, joyous, gay, merry
2Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “festif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin fēstīvus →