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Where does “адио” come from?

адио (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian addio, from Medieval Latin ad Deum — to God; goodbye.

адио (Serbo-Croatian): goodbye, farewell

Definitions

  1. goodbye, farewell

Ancestry of “адио”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaddiogoodbye, farewell
2Medieval Latinad Deumto God; goodbye
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