Where does “fèsta” come from?

fèsta (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan festa, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

fèsta (Occitan): party; celebration

Definitions

  1. party; celebration

Ancestry of “fèsta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanfesta—
2Late Latinfestaparty; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative...
3Latinfēstaparty, feast
4Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
5LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
6Proto-Italicfēstos—
Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →