Rendez-vous etymology

French

French word rendez-vous comes from Latin do (I give.. I offer, render.. I yield, surrender, concede.)

Etymology of rendez-vous

Detailed word origin of rendez-vous

Dictionary entry Language Definition
do Latin (lat) I give.. I offer, render.. I yield, surrender, concede.
prendere Latin (lat)
*rendere Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
*rendō Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
*rendo Latin (lat) (Vulgar Latin) I give back, render.
rendre Old French (fro) To give back; to return (something).
rendre French (fr) (reflexive) to call on (someone) (with chez). (reflexive) to make one's way (to a place), to get oneself (into a place) (with dans). (reflexive) to surrender. To give back; to return. To make. To pay (a visit). To render.
rendez-vous French (fr) Appointment. Date. Rendezvous.

Words with the same origin as rendez-vous

Descendants of do

manger perdre