adieu

Meaning

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈdju/
Etymology

From Middle English adieu also adew, adewe, adue, from Old French adieu (“to God”), a shortening of a Dieu vous comant (“I commend you to God”), from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”). Doublet of adios.

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