Etymology

fester

fes·ter
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Today it means: A fistula. Full definition →

Middle English festre ← Old French festre ← Latin fistula
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fester · noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromfistula
  2. Old French · derived fromfestre
  3. Middle English · inherited fromfestre
  4. English todayfester

Inherited from Middle English festre, festur, borrowed from Old French festre (cognate with Italian fistola, Occitan fistola, Spanish fístula), from Latin fistula. The verb is derived from the noun, while the “condition of something that festers” noun sense is derived from the verb. Doublet of fistula.

Fester · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromFester
  2. English todayFester

Borrowed from German Fester.

Words from the same roots

Latinfistula all →

fistulafistularioidfistularyfistulo-fistuloenterostomy

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