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Where does “quelle surprise” come from?

quelle surprise (English) comes from French quelle surprise, from French quelle, from French quel, from Middle French quel, from Old French quel, from Latin quālis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷō-.

Ancestry of “quelle surprise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquelle surprisewhat a surprise
2Frenchquellefeminine singular of quel
3Frenchquelwhich; what
4Middle Frenchquelwhich
5Old Frenchquelwhich
6Latinquālis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷō-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷō- →