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Where does “à l'improviste” come from?

à l'improviste (French) comes from Italian [[all']][[improvvista]].

à l'improviste (French): unexpectedly

Definitions

  1. unexpectedly

Ancestry of “à l'improviste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian[[all']][[improvvista]]—
Every word from Italian [[all']][[improvvista]] →