Where does “festinate” come from?

festinate (Latin) comes from Latin festino, from Latin festinus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

festinate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “festinate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfestinoI hasten, make haste, hurry; pass swiftly; I...
2Latinfestinusswift, quick, rapid, hasty; impatient; early,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Latin festinus →