Where does “ferial” come from?

ferial (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin fēriālis, from Latin fēria, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ferial (Middle English): ferial pertaining to an ordinary day

Definitions

  1. ferial pertaining to an ordinary day

Ancestry of “ferial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinfēriālis—
2Latinfēriafestival; holy day
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁sgod, godhead, deity; sacred place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →