fest- root words — words with the fest- root

The root fest- comes from Latin festus, meaning festive, joyful. 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including feast, feasted, feasting, feasts, festivals, festive, festivities, festivity, festoon, festooned, festooning, festoons. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fest- root

Explore words with fest- — words containing the fest- root and sharing its sense of "festive, joyful". Examples include feast, feasted, feasting, feasts, festivals, festive, festivities, festivity, festoon, festooned, festooning, festoons. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does fest- mean?

The fest- root means festive, joyful, from Latin festus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.