Where does “adiós” come from?
adiós (Spanish) comes from Spanish Dios, from Old Spanish dios, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
adiós (Spanish): goodbye, farewell; farewell; goodbye
Definitions
- goodbye, farewell; farewell; goodbye
Ancestry of “adiós”, step by step
adiós traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Dios
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Dios | God |
| 2 | Old Spanish | dios | god, deity |
| 3 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 4 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Spanish A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | A | bishop |
| 2 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 3 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 4 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 5 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Medieval Latin ad Deum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | ad Deum | to God; goodbye |