Where does “okay” come from?

okay (French) comes from English okay, from English ok — Alternative letter-case form of OK.

okay (French): OK

Definitions

  1. OK

Ancestry of “okay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishokayAlternative spelling of OK
2EnglishokAlternative letter-case form of OK
Every word from English okEvery word from English okay