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

  1. agreeably, pleasantly, delightfully; humorously,...

Ancestry of “festive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfēstīvuslively, festive, joyous, gay, merry
2Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin fēstīvus →