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Where does “ferragosto” come from?

ferragosto (Italian) comes from Latin feriae Augusti — holidays of Augustus.

ferragosto (Italian): August bank holiday

Definitions

  1. August bank holiday

Ancestry of “ferragosto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferiae Augustiholidays of Augustus

Words derived from “ferragosto”

  • ferragostano
Every word from Latin feriae Augusti →