Etymograph

English

arrival

Arrival comes from Middle English arivaile, from Middle French arrivaille, from arriver ‘to arrive’.

  1. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600arriver1‘to arrive’
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600arrivaille1
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500arivaile1
  4. Englishearliest quotation c. 1590–1592arrival1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English arrival
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew: “And wander we to see thy honest son, Who…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600arriverWiktionary, English arrival‘to arrive’
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600arrivailleWiktionary, English arrival
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500arivaileWiktionary, English arrival
  4. Englishearliest quotation c. 1590–1592arrivalWiktionary, English arrival. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew: “And wander we to see thy honest son, Who…”

Every English word from Middle French arriver

Today it means

noun The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “arrival”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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