Where does “festive” come from?
festive (French) comes from French festif, from Latin fēstīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
festive (French): feminine singular of festif
Definitions
- feminine singular of festif
Ancestry of “festive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | festif | festive |
| 2 | Latin | fēstīvus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |