adieu的词源

英文词源

adieu

late 14c., adewe, from French adieu, from phrase a dieu (vous) commant "I commend (you) to God," from a "to" (see ad) + dieu "God," from Latin deum, accusative of deus "god," from PIE *deiwos (see Zeus). Originally said to the party left; farewell was to the party setting forth.

中文词源

adieu：再见

前缀ad-, 去，往。词根dieu, 神，见deity, 神祗。即上帝保佑旅途平安。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：adieu 词源，adieu 含义。

adieu：再见　　

在早先的法语中有一句话Je vous recornmande a Dieu，相当于英语I cmmand you to God（我把你托付给上帝），这是对出远门的人说的一句祝福语。嗣后此语缩约为矗a Dieu（相当于英语to God），并合写成adieu，用以表示“再见”，英语把它吸收了过来。这和英语的good- bye出自Cod be with you 一语情况颇为相似。（参见good-bye）