'arrivage' originates from French, specifically the word 'arrivage', where the verb 'arriver' meant 'to arrive'.

'arrivage' changed from Old French/Modern French 'arrivage' (from verb 'arriver') and was borrowed into English as a loanword retaining its sense of an arrival or shipment of goods.

Initially, it meant 'the act of arriving' or 'an arrival'; over time it came to be used specifically for 'a shipment or consignment that has arrived' in commercial contexts.