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Where does “festa” come from?

festa (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish fecht, from Proto-Celtic wextā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

festa (Old Irish): now, forthwith; henceforth; second-person...

Definitions

  1. now, forthwith; henceforth; second-person...

Ancestry of “festa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfechtturn, time
2Proto-Celticwextātime, course, turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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