adieu.
adieu (said to wish a final farewell; goodbye)
Meaning & usage
adieu (said to wish a final farewell; goodbye)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *deywós Proto-Italic *deiwos Old Latin deivosder. Latin deus Latin Deum Medieval Latin ad Deumder. Old French a Dieu vos comant French adieuubor. Polish adieu Unadapted borrowing from French adieu. First attested in the 19th century. Doublet of adio and adios. Compare Kashubian adjé and Slovincian adjé.
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