Pronounced: sigh-kuh-JEN-ick, adj
Notes: I don’t think I’ve run across this word anywhere, but you may be able to guess the meaning
Yesterday’s word
The word parvenu is “one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it”
First usage
Our word came into English around 1800 (very late 1700s or very early 1800s)
Background / Comments
Our word came from the French word parvenu (upstart), which is a past participle of parvenir (to arrive; reach), which came from the Latin word pervenire, which is made up of per- (through; thoroughly; utterly) and venire (to come).
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