English word souvenir comes from Latin venio ((intransitive) I approach. (intransitive) I come.), French venir, Latin sub, Latin sub- (Sub-.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| venio | Latin (lat) | (intransitive) I approach. (intransitive) I come. |
| venir | French (fr) | (intransitive) To come (to move from one place to another that is nearer the speaker). |
| sub | Latin (lat) | (with ablative) about, around (time). (with ablative) at the feet of. (with ablative) behind. (with ablative) under, beneath. (with ablative) within, during. (with accusative) under, up to, up under, close to (of a motion). (with accusative) until, before, up to, about. |
| sub- | Latin (lat) | Sub-. |
| subvenio | Latin (lat) | I come up, come to mind, occur to.. I support, assist, come to the aid of, rescue. |
| sovenir | Old French (fro) | To remember; to recall. |
| soubvenir | Middle French (frm) | (reflexive, se soubvenir) to remember. |
| souvenir | French (fr) | (reflexive, with de) to remember Memory (mental picture).. Souvenir. |
| souvenir | English (en) | (transitive) To take (an article) as a souvenir, especially illicitly, for example during wartime. An item of sentimental value, to remember an event or location. |