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Where does “idée fixe” come from?

idée fixe (English) comes from French idée fixe.

idée fixe (English): An idea dominating the mind and maintained...

Definitions

  1. An idea dominating the mind and maintained...

Ancestry of “idée fixe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchidée fixe—
Every word from French idée fixe →