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==Semantic evolution==
− Already in the 6th century, writers of Gaul such as Avitus and Gregory of Tours used ''ambulare'' in the general sense “to go”.^(Bloch & Wartburg 1989) The verb became an auxiliary of the near future (''je vais partir'') and is used of health and of how things are going (''ça va'').^(Wiktionary)^(Petit Robert 2007) The infinitive was used as a noun about 1190, ''aler'', and ''aller'' “the outward journey” (opposed to ''retour'') dates from the 12th century, ''un aller simple'' is a one-way ticket.^(Grand Robert 2005)^(Petit Robert 2007)
+ Already in the 6th century, writers of Gaul such as Avitus and Gregory of Tours used ''ambulare'' in the general sense “to go”.^(Bloch & Wartburg 1989) The verb became an auxiliary of the near future (''je vais partir'') and is used of health and of how things are going (''ça va'').^(Wiktionary)^(Petit Robert 2007) The infinitive was used as a noun about 1190, ''aler'', and ''aller'' “the outward journey” (opposed to ''retour'') dates from the 12th century.^(Grand Robert 2005)^(Petit Robert 2007) ''Un aller simple'' is a one-way ticket.^(Grand Robert 2005)^(Petit Robert 2007)
Derivatives include [[allée]] and [[allure]] (12th century), and ''va-et-vient'' (1765) and ''va-tout'' (17th century) are built on ''va''.^(Bloch & Wartburg 1989)