Origins of Adiós
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Does the word good-bye in Spanish "adiós" have its foundation with "A Dios"? Like maybe short for "Go with God." or something? Then it just changed over time to adiós?
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updated Jun 10, 2010
posted by jdcalvin02
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Adiós is Spanish for "goodbye" or "farewell". Literally translated, the word is the contraction of "a" (to) and "Dios" (God), from the old Spanish phrase "A Dios vais" ("You're going to God", meaning to the Kingdom of Heaven), which appears in the novel Don Quixote. It is roughly equivalent to the English phrase "Godspeed" or "Go with God" ("Vaya con Dios").
updated Jun 10, 2010
posted by 00813f2a
Or Good Bye from "God be with ye (you) - ian-hill, Jun 10, 2010
Great answer Robertico and great comment Ian - Izanoni1, Jun 10, 2010
