DictionaryRoot: ad-
Latin

ad-

to, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

Forms

  • ad-
  • ac- — Used before c in Latin.
  • af- — Used before f in Latin.
  • ag- — Used before g in Latin.
  • al- — Used before l in Latin.
  • ap- — Used before p in Latin.
  • ar- — Used before r in Latin.
  • as- — Used before s in Latin.
  • at- — Used before t in Latin.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ad, ‘to; near.’

Note

Later Latin-based spellings sometimes restored consonants that had disappeared in French.

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noun

arrival

uh-RYE-vuhl/əˈraɪvl/

The coming of someone or something to a destination.

The traveler's arrival at the house brings a welcoming embrace from a relative.

A traveler has just stepped through an open house doorway with a small wheeled suitcase and is welcomed with an embrace by an older relative.
Etymology

The underlying image is movement “to the shore”: arrival first meant coming ashore at the end of a sea voyage. It broadened to the act of reaching any journey’s destination.

In context

Old Time Radio Researchers40:17
it's Tuesday Morning the day of Mary's expected arrival in Montana and the Hawkins Ranch is a scene of feverish preparation
Lux Radio Theatre - Cowboy and the Lady

More examples

  • The school welcomes several new arrivals.
  • The arrival of spring brings longer evenings.
  • Her arrival at a decision ended weeks of uncertainty.

Forms

arrival · arrivals

Similar words

advent
Often describes the coming of an important period or development.
entrance
Emphasizes coming into a place rather than reaching a destination.