1754, from French fête "festival, feast," from Old French feste "feast, celebration" (see feast (n.)). If the date is right, first used in English by Horace Walpole (1717-1797).
fete (v.)
1819, from fete (n.). Related: Feted; fetes; feting.
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fetching
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fetid
fetish
fetishism
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