[Vocabulary] Word usage

[stitusandrews]

Hello All,

Is the word "rendezvous " English Origin?

Thank you,
Titus Andrews

 

[bertietheblue]

Hello All,

Is the word "rendezvous " English Origin?

Thank you,
Titus Andrews

No, French from 'rendez-vous!' which means 'show yourself!' (unless someone's got a better translation?).

 

[bertietheblue]

Thanks for your reply!

But I find the synonyms for this word as something that refers to a meeting or appointment or a gathering.

Any thoughts?

Yeah, I was just explaining the origin of the word - a noun in English, an imperative+pronoun in French. I have, however, no idea of the process by which this transformation happened.