Etymology of the French word festival
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 French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
festivalesque,
festivalien,
festivalierDerivations in other languages
English
festival, Romanian
festivalCognates
Dutch
festival, English
festival, German
Festival, Italian
festivale, Lithuanian
festivalis, Norwegian
festival, Polish
festiwal, Russian
фecтивaль, Swedish
festivalUsage
Word found in Old French
