Etymology

festal

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Today it means: festive, relating to a festival or feast Full definition →

Middle French festal ← Latin festum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfestum“feast”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromfestal
  3. English todayfestal

From Middle French festal, from Latin festum (“feast”).

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