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Where does “adiaŭi” come from?

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

adiaŭi (Esperanto): to say goodbye , to bid farewell, take one's...

Definitions

  1. to say goodbye , to bid farewell, take one's...

Ancestry of “adiaŭi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoadiaŭgoodbye, farewell
2Frenchadieufarewell, adieu; goodbye, see you soon; hello
3Old Frencha Dieu vos comant—
Every word from Old French a Dieu vos comant →