Where does “festiviter” come from?

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

festiviter (Latin): humorously, facetiously, wittily, festively

Definitions

  1. humorously, facetiously, wittily, festively

Ancestry of “festiviter”, 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 →