Etymograph

English

fiesta

Fiesta comes from Spanish fiesta ‘party’, from Late Latin festum ‘feast’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stos.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁stosreconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θēstosreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fēstosreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfēstus‘feast-like’
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEfestum‘feast’
  6. Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEfesta‘party, feast’plural of festum
  7. Old Spanishc. 950–1500fiesta
  8. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘party’
  9. Englishearliest quotation 1983same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁stosreconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θēstosreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fēstosreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfēstus‘feast-like’
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEfestum‘feast’
  6. Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEfesta‘party, feast’plural of festum
  7. Old Spanishc. 950–1500fiesta
  8. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘party’
  9. Englishearliest quotation 1983same form

Earliest quotation: 1983, Lionel Richie, All Night Long: “We're going to party, karamu, fiesta, forever”.

Linked words

through Latin fēstus ‘feast-like’

festival, festive, festivity, 6 more

through Late Latin festum ‘feast’

fest, 2 more

through Late Latin festa ‘party, feast’

feast, fete, fête, 3 more

Today it means

noun A religious festival.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stos / fiesta

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