Where does “ferie” come from?

ferie (Italian) comes from Italian feria, from Latin fēria, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ferie (Italian): plural of feria; holidays, vacation

Definitions

  1. plural of feria; holidays, vacation

Ancestry of “ferie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianferiaholiday British, vacation US
2Latinfēriafestival; holy day
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁sgod, godhead, deity; sacred place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →