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Where does “venu” come from?

venu (French) comes from French venir, from Middle French venir, from Old French venir, from Latin venīre.

venu (French): past participle of venir; come

Definitions

  1. past participle of venir; come

Ancestry of “venu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchvenirTo come
2Middle Frenchvenirto come
3Old Frenchvenirto come; to arrive
4Latinvenīre—
Every word from Latin venīre →