Where does “festa” come from?

festa (Italiot Greek) comes from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

festa (Italiot Greek): party, feast

Definitions

  1. party, feast

Ancestry of “festa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfēstaparty, feast
2Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
3LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
4Proto-Italicfēstos—
Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →