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

  1. feminine singular of festif

Ancestry of “festive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfestiffestive
2Latinfēstīvuslively, festive, joyous, gay, merry
3Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin fēstīvus →
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