Where does “à la française” come from?

à la française (French) comes from French à la, from English a la — In the style or manner of.

à la française (French): of or according to a French manner or style, like the French

Definitions

  1. of or according to a French manner or style, like the French

Ancestry of “à la française”, step by step

à la française traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French à la

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchà laUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
2Englisha laIn the style or manner of

via French Française

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchFrançaiseFrenchwoman

Words derived from “à la française”

Every word from English a la →Every word from French à la →