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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”

  • déjà vu
  • dejavú
  • déjà vu
  • déjà-vu
  • Déjà-vu
  • デジャビュ
  • デジャブ
  • deja
  • دژاوو
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