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Where does “quiproquo” come from?

quiproquo (French) comes from Latin quid pro quo.

quiproquo (French): misunderstanding; equivocation

Definitions

  1. misunderstanding; equivocation

Ancestry of “quiproquo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquid pro quo—
Every word from Latin quid pro quo →