festival

English

/ˈfɛstəvəl/

adj
Definitions
  • Pertaining to a feast or feast-day. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)

Etymology

Derived from Old French festival derived from Latin fēstīvālis, fēstīvus (festive, joyous, pleasing) root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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