advent

Where does the word "advent" come from? It comes from Latin adventus, and was adopted directly into English (1100s).

Advent’s story begins in Latin: adventus meant “an arrival, a coming.” An arrival, a coming, from ad- (to) and venire (to come). It reached English by 1100s as advent. Settled as the English word for the arrival of something significant. Today, advent means the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient adventus "an arrival, a coming", an arrival, a coming, from ad- (to) and venire (to come).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1100s advent "the arrival or coming of something significant", settled as the English word for the arrival of something significant.