adiós

/aˈdjos/ · A1 · noun · m

farewell

👋 adiós = a + Dios: to God (I commend you)

Shortened from the old farewell a Dios vais / a Dios seas — you go to God. English goodbye has the same origin: God be with ye. Both farewells are a blessing squeezed into one word.

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