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Where does “festón” come from?

festón (Spanish) comes from Italian festone, from Italian festa, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

festón (Spanish): festoon

Definitions

  1. festoon

Ancestry of “festón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfestonefestoon, streamer, paper chain; scallop, scollop
2Italianfestafeast; holiday; holidays , vacation
3Late Latinfestaparty; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative...
4Latinfēsta—
5Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
6Latinfēstus—
7Proto-Italicfēstos—

Words derived from “festón”

  • festoneado
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