Where does “festive” come from?

festive (Italian) comes from Italian festivo, from Latin fēstīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

festive (Italian): feminine plural of festivo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of festivo

Ancestry of “festive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfestivoholiday
2Latinfēstīvuslively, festive, joyous, gay, merry
3Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin fēstīvus →