Etymology of the English word festal
the English word
festalderived from the Old French word
festalderived from the Late Latin word
festalisderived 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 festal in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
