Where does “feistigh” come from?
feistigh (Irish) comes from Irish feiste, from Middle English feste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.
feistigh (Irish): fit; fix, secure; moor
Ancestry of “feistigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | feiste | arrangement, fastening |
| 2 | Middle English | feste | feast |
| 3 | Old French | feste | party; celebration; feast |
| 4 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | fēsta | — |
| 6 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 7 | Latin | fēstus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |