Where does “am-rendevuo” come from?
am-rendevuo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rendevuo, from French rendez-vous, from French rendre, from Middle French rendre, from Old French rendre, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō — to give.
am-rendevuo (Esperanto): date
Ancestry of “am-rendevuo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | rendevuo | encounter, meeting |
| 2 | French | rendez-vous | date; rendezvous; appointment |
| 3 | French | rendre | to render; to make; to give back; to return |
| 4 | Middle French | rendre | — |
| 5 | Old French | rendre | to give back; to return |
| 6 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 7 | Latin | reddō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |