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- Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
- Proto-Italic*sēros
- Latinsērus
- Latinsērō
- Old Frenchseir
- Old Frenchsoir
- Frenchsoir
- Frenchsoirée
- English todaysoiree
Borrowed from French soirée (“evening activity”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
soiree
Today it means: A formal evening party. Full definition →
French soirée ← Old French soir ← Latin sērō