Etymology

convivial

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Today it means: Having elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity Full definition →

French convivial ← Latin convīvium
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromconvīvium“a feast”
  2. French · borrowed fromconvivial
  3. English todayconvivial

Borrowed from French convivial, from Latin convīvium (“a feast”), combined form of con- (“together”) + vīvō (“to live”).

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