Where does “adios” come from?

adios (English) comes from Spanish adiós, from Spanish Dios, from Old Spanish dios, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.

adios (English): goodbye

Definitions

  1. goodbye

Ancestry of “adios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishadiósgoodbye, farewell; farewell; goodbye
2SpanishDiosGod
3Old Spanishdiosgod, deity
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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