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Where does “quelquefois” come from?

quelquefois (French) comes from Middle French quelquefoys — sometimes; from time to time.

quelquefois (French): sometimes

Definitions

  1. sometimes

Ancestry of “quelquefois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchquelquefoyssometimes; from time to time

Words derived from “quelquefois”

  • kikfwa
Every word from Middle French quelquefoys →