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