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
- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “festinate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | festino | I hasten, make haste, hurry; pass swiftly; I... |
| 2 | Latin | festinus | swift, quick, rapid, hasty; impatient; early,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |