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 someone), to bid (someone) farewell, take one's leave (of someone)

Definitions

  1. to say goodbye (to someone), to bid (someone) farewell, take one's leave (of someone)

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 →Every word from French adieu →Every word from Esperanto adiaŭ →