rendezvous

Where does the word "rendezvous" come from? It comes from French rendez-vous, and was adopted directly into English (1590s).

Rendezvous’s story begins in French: rendez-vous meant “present yourselves, a meeting point.” Literally present yourselves, an imperative used to arrange a meeting. It reached English by 1590s as rendezvous. Settled as the English word for a planned meeting. Today, rendezvous means an agreed meeting, especially at a set time and place.

1. Stage 1 · French · medieval rendez-vous "present yourselves, a meeting point", literally present yourselves, an imperative used to arrange a meeting.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1590s rendezvous "a planned meeting at an agreed time and place", settled as the English word for a planned meeting.