Where does “festone” come from?
festone (Italian) comes from Italian festa, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.
festone (Italian): festoon, streamer, paper chain; scallop, scollop
Definitions
- festoon, streamer, paper chain; scallop, scollop
Ancestry of “festone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | festa | feast |
| 2 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 3 | Latin | fēsta | party, feast |
| 4 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 5 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |
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