What origin does chao (as in bye) come from?

Question

what origin does this word have .my teacher taught us that that meant bye in spanish but (im mexican and ilready know spanish) have never heard that word used in mexico to mean bye. i know peru and venzuela are most commen to use that word but i've never heard it used in mexico. what origin does chao have? french???

Answer 1

italian

and it's ciao

Answer 2

i first heard italy then france kind of took it

Answer 3

no it's ciao in italian .. in french that's "aurevoir" or " salut " :)

Answer 4

It is Italian and is spelled: ciao.

Answer 5

Italian

Ciao, bella!

Answer 6

Spanish "chao" derives from italian "ciao". Nothing wrong in your spelling. When writing Spanish, spell it "chao", writing Italian, spell it "ciao".

Answer 7

Well "chao" is a last name for chinese people. And "ciao" is italian for bye bye......lol......:]

Answer 8

E italiano. Ciaociao bella!

Answer 9

It is Italian. Ciao

Answer 10

The Italian expression "ciao" comes from the Venetian expression "sciao tuo", in modern Italian "schiavo tuo": 'your slave', formal : "servo vostro" : 'your servant'.