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Where does “adéu” come from?

adéu (Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin ad Deum — to God; goodbye.

adéu (Catalan): to God; goodbye; An utterance of goodbye

Definitions

  1. to God; goodbye; An utterance of goodbye

Ancestry of “adéu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinad Deumto God; goodbye

Words derived from “adéu”

  • dew
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