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Where does “φεστιβάλ” come from?

φεστιβάλ (Greek) comes from French festival, from English festival, from Old French festival, from Latin fēstīvālis, from Latin fēstīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

φεστιβάλ (Greek): festival

Definitions

  1. festival

Ancestry of “φεστιβάλ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfestivalfestival
2EnglishfestivalPertaining to a feast or feast-day; An event or...
3Old Frenchfestival—
4Latinfēstīvālis—
5Latinfēstīvus—
6Latin-īvus—
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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