It means farewell. You are leading yourself astray by trying to translate the roots literally.

>Yup, but the connection is lost in the term. In Spanish, the word for "to" is "a" and the word for God is "Dios". "ADios" clearly has a religious meaning.
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>Uhoh. I'd better shut up. This discussion could run afoul of the T&C.
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>>"Good Bye" comes from, "God be with ye"
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>>>If you mean "Good Bye", in some languages, it is directly traceable to religion. For example in Spanish the word is "adios", which means "To God".
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>>>>IMHO, this greeting has religious context and which socialist countries do you mean? Also, why the second statement is followed from the first?