Where does “parvenu” come from?
Parvenu derives from French parvenu, from Latin parvenir, from Latin pervenio (to arrive), from Latin venio (to come), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- (to go).
parvenu (English): A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been...
Definitions
- A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been...
Ancestry of “parvenu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | parvenu | parvenu; past participle of parvenir |
| 2 | Latin | pervenio | I come, arrive; I reach, attain, come to |
| 3 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |