Where does “fottifesti” come from?
fottifesti (Maltese) comes from Maltese festa, from Italian festa, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.
fottifesti (Maltese): killjoy, buzzkill
Definitions
- killjoy, buzzkill
Ancestry of “fottifesti”, step by step
fottifesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese festa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | festa | feast, celebration |
| 2 | Italian | festa | feast |
| 3 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | fēsta | party, feast |
| 5 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 6 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |
via Maltese fotta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | fotta | to cheat, to deceive |