Etymology of the French word avenue
the French word
avenuederived from the Old French word
avenirderived 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 avenue in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
avenue, Italian
avenue, Portuguese
avenidaCognates
English
avenue
