Where does “fest” come from?

fest (Swedish) comes from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

fest (Swedish): party, celebration

Definitions

  1. party, celebration

Ancestry of “fest”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fest”

Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →
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