English
venue
Venue comes from Old French venue, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷem-‘to come, to step’root as named · steps between not traced
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400venue
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500venu‘a fight or conflict’
- Englishearliest quotation 1765–1769venue
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷem-‘to come, to step’root as named · steps between not traced
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400venue
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500venu‘a fight or conflict’
- Englishearliest quotation 1765–1769venue
Earliest quotation: 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England: “The twelve men who are to try the cause…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’
come, coming, base, basic, basis, event, bass, diabetes, convention, adventure, cum, inventory, convenience, intervene, inventor, advent, pug, invent, souvenir, provenance, convene, contravention, revenant, quim, circumvention, contravene, 58 more
Today it means
noun A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- / venue