Where does “Festejo” come from?
Festejo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog festejo, from Spanish festejo, from Spanish festejar, from Catalan festejar, from Vulgar Latin *festizāre.
Ancestry of “Festejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | festejo | — |
| 2 | Spanish | festejo | celebration |
| 3 | Spanish | festejar | to celebrate; to beat mercilessly |
| 4 | Catalan | festejar | to woo, to court |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *festizāre | — |