Etymology

parvenu

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Today it means: A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class. Full definition →

French parvenu ← Latin perveniō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromperveniō“arrive, reach”
  2. French · borrowed fromparvenu
  3. English todayparvenu

Borrowed from French parvenu, past participle of parvenir, from Latin perveniō (“arrive, reach”). See also parvenue f

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