Where does “adiaŭ” come from?

adiaŭ (Esperanto) comes from French adieu, from Old French a Dieu vos comant.

adiaŭ (Esperanto): goodbye, farewell

Definitions

  1. goodbye, farewell

Ancestry of “adiaŭ”, step by step

adiaŭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French adieu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchadieufarewell, adieu; goodbye, see you soon; hello
2Old Frencha Dieu vos comant—

via Italian addio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaddiogoodbye, farewell
2Medieval Latinad Deumto God; goodbye

Words derived from “adiaŭ”

Every word from Old French a Dieu vos comant →Every word from French adieu →