English
revue
Revue comes from French revue, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’next step skipped: French revoir
- Frenchc. 1600–presentrevueliterally ‘review’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’next step skipped: French revoir
- Frenchc. 1600–presentrevueliterally ‘review’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from French revue (literally “review”).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, video, guy, idea, provide, visit, evidence, advice, interview, guide, vision, review, witness, wise, historic, wisdom, visa, advise, invisible, wit, idol, wizard, historian, visibility, evident, vista, witty, guise, prudent, steroid, tabloid, envious, jurisprudence, prudence, improvise, druid, revise, vide, avis, purview, 120 more
Today it means
noun A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / revue