Where does “festive” come from?

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

festive (Latin): agreeably, pleasantly, delightfully; humorously,...

Definitions

agreeably, pleasantly, delightfully; humorously,...

Ancestry of “festive”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	fēstīvus	lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry
2	Latin	-īvus	Adjective suffix
3	Proto-Indo-European	-iHwós	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	-wós	Creates adjectives from verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin fēstīvus →