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Where does “festejar” come from?

festejar (Spanish) comes from Catalan festejar, from Vulgar Latin *festizāre.

festejar (Spanish): to celebrate; to beat mercilessly

Definitions

  1. to celebrate; to beat mercilessly

Ancestry of “festejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfestejar—
2Vulgar Latin*festizāre—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *festizāre →