How many English speakers know the origin of Goodbye?

I am learning spanish and along the way I am learning a lot about how languages develop over time. I have asked a lot of native English speakers and very few knew that Goodbye is a contraction of "God be with you" ,similar to how Adios in Spanish is basically "to God " or with God.

Just interested to know how many of you knew that saying goodbye is a religious blessing that we use all the time.

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