Etymology of the English word feast
the English word
feastderived from the Old French word
festederived from the Latin word
festaderived from the Latin word
festum (holiday; festival; feast day)
derived from the Latin word
festus (festive, joyous; holiday)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhes-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhēs-derived from the French word
feastderived from the Latin word
festaderived from the Latin word
festum (holiday; festival; feast day)
derived from the Latin word
festus (festive, joyous; holiday)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhes-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhēs-Date
The earliest known usage of feast in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
beanfeast,
feasted,
feastingUsage
Word found in Modern English
