Where does “je ne sais quoi” come from?
je ne sais quoi (English) comes from French je ne sais quoi — A certain something, je ne sais quoi.
je ne sais quoi (English): An indefinable quality that makes something...
Definitions
- An indefinable quality that makes something...
Ancestry of “je ne sais quoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | je ne sais quoi | A certain something, je ne sais quoi |