Where does “festoyer” come from?
festoyer (French) comes from Old French festeer, from Old French fester, from Medieval Latin festare.
festoyer (French): to feast, banquet
Definitions
- to feast, banquet
Ancestry of “festoyer”, step by step
festoyer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French festeer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | festeer | — |
| 2 | Old French | fester | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | festare | — |
via Vulgar Latin *festizāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *festizāre | — |