Etymology of the English word adventitious
the English word
adventitiousderived from the Latin word
adventicius (foreign, coming from abroad, without)
derived from the Latin word
adventus (arrival, approach; visit)
derived from the Latin word
advenire (come to, arrive; arrive at)
derived from the Latin word
venire (to come; go for sale, be sold , be disposed of for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷā-using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of adventitious in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
