Etymology Explorer › Swedish

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
2Latinfēstus—
3Proto-Italicfēstos—

Words derived from “fest”

  • festa
  • årsfest
Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →