Where does “fesztivál” come from?
fesztivál (Hungarian) comes from Russian фестива́ль, 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.
fesztivál (Hungarian): festival
Definitions
- festival
Ancestry of “fesztivál”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | фестива́ль | festival celebration |
| 2 | English | festival | Pertaining to a feast or feast-day; An event or... |
| 3 | Old French | festival | — |
| 4 | Latin | fēstīvālis | Of or pertaining to a festival |
| 5 | Latin | fēstīvus | lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry |
| 6 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |