Where does “fiesta” come from?

fiesta (Old Spanish) comes from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

fiesta (Old Spanish): party

Definitions

  1. party

Ancestry of “fiesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfēstaparty, feast
2Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
3LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
4Proto-Italicfēstos

Words derived from “fiesta

Every word from Proto-Italic fēstosEvery word from Latin fēstusEvery word from Latin festum