venu French · revision 17637

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 1155, Wace|origins=la veniō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /və.ny/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''venu''' (feminine '''venue''', masculine plural '''venus''', feminine plural '''venues''')^(TLFi)^(Grand Robert 2005)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the past participle of [[venir]], used as an adjective and a noun.^(TLFi)^(Grand Robert 2005)^(Petit Robert 2007) The verb continues [[la|veniō|t=to come]].^(Littré 1873)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Wace (about 1155) has it in the sense of being badly received or coming at a bad moment, and ''bien venu'', accepted with pleasure, is recorded in 1226.^(GLLF 1989) ''Être mal venu de'', not to be justified in doing something, is now literary.^(Petit Robert 2007)^(TLFi) The Grand Robert and Petit Robert date the adjective in this sense to 1559.^(Grand Robert 2005)^(Petit Robert 2007)

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+ Said of living beings and things, ''bien venu'' or ''mal venu'' means well or badly developed (1808).^(GLLF 1989)^(Petit Robert 2007) As a noun, ''le premier venu'' is the first person to come along, hence anyone at all, and ''un nouveau venu'' a newcomer, recorded for a late arrival in a community by Furetière (1690).^(Petit Robert 2007)^(GLLF 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1155 – Wace: badly received.^(GLLF 1989)

+ * 1226 – ''Bien venu'' “welcome”.^(GLLF 1989)

+ * 1559 – The adjective, in the Robert dictionaries.^(Grand Robert 2005)^(Petit Robert 2007)

+ * 1690 – Furetière: a newcomer to a community.^(GLLF 1989)

+ * 1808 – “Badly developed”, of a plant or animal.^(GLLF 1989)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # ''Bien, mal venu'': coming at the right or wrong moment; well or badly received.^(Petit Robert 2007)^(TLFi)

+ # ''(literary)'' ''Être mal venu de'': to be in no position to: ''il serait mal venu d'insister''.^(Petit Robert 2007)^(TLFi)

+ # Of a living being or thing, well or badly developed: ''un enfant mal venu''.^(Petit Robert 2007)^(GLLF 1989)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # ''Le premier venu'': the first person to come along; anyone at all.^(Petit Robert 2007)

+ # ''Nouveau venu'': a [[m|en|newcomer]].^(Petit Robert 2007)^(GLLF 1989)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[venir]]

+ * [[venue]]

+ * [[bienvenu]]

+ * [[la|veniō]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}