Where does “festal” come from?

festal (Middle French) comes from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

Ancestry of “festal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
2LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
3Proto-Italicfēstos—

Words derived from “festal”

Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →