English
advent
Advent comes from Latin adventus ‘arrival, approach’, from veniō ‘come’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷem-‘to come, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷm̥yéti‘to come’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷəniō‘to come’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEveniō‘come’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadveniō‘arrive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadventus‘arrival, approach’
- Englishearliest quotation 1743advent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷem-‘to come, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷm̥yéti‘to come’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷəniō‘to come’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEveniō‘come’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadveniō‘arrive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadventus‘arrival, approach’
- Englishearliest quotation 1743advent
Earliest quotation: 1743, Edward Young, Night the Fifth. The Relapse. […]: “Death's dreadful advent”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’
come, coming, base, basic, basis, bass, revenue, cum, venue, pug, contravention, quim, 56 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti ‘to come’
through Proto-Italic *gʷəniō ‘to come’
through Latin veniō ‘come’
event, convention, inventory, intervene, inventor, souvenir, invent, provenance, convene, circumvention, revenant, contravene, 22 more
through Latin adveniō ‘arrive’
Today it means
noun Arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears; the time when it is approaching.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- / advent