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Where does “petit mal” come from?

petit mal (English) comes from French petit mal — petit mal.

petit mal (English): A form of epilepsy where the seizures are...

Definitions

  1. A form of epilepsy where the seizures are...

Ancestry of “petit mal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpetit malpetit mal
Every word from French petit mal →