Where does “randi” come from?
randi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian randevú, from German Rendezvous, from French rendez-vous, from French rendre, from Middle French rendre, from Old French rendre, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō — to give.
randi (Hungarian): rendezvous, date
Definitions
- rendezvous, date
Ancestry of “randi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | randevú | rendezvous, meeting, appointment; date |
| 2 | German | Rendezvous | romantic date; rendezvous |
| 3 | French | rendez-vous | date; rendezvous; appointment |
| 4 | French | rendre | to render; to make; to give back; to return |
| 5 | Middle French | rendre | — |
| 6 | Old French | rendre | to give back; to return |
| 7 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 8 | Latin | reddō | to give back, return, restore |
| 9 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |