Where does “déjà” come from?

déjà (French) comes from Middle French desia, from Old French des ja.

déjà (French): already; again; for a start

Definitions

  1. already; again; for a start

Ancestry of “déjà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdesiaalready
2Old Frenchdes ja—

Words derived from “déjà”

Every word from Old French des ja →Every word from Middle French desia →