Etymology of the English word festival
the English word
festivalderived from the Old French word
festivalderived from the Latin word
festivalisderived from the Latin word
festivus (feast, festive; excellent)
derived 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 festival in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in other languages
Spanish
festivalCognates
Dutch
festival, French
festival, German
Festival, Italian
festivale, Lithuanian
festivalis, Norwegian
festival, Polish
festiwal, Russian
фecтивaль, Swedish
festivalUsage
Word found in Modern English
