Where does “deja” come from?

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

deja (Haitian Creole): already

Definitions

  1. already

Ancestry of “deja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéjàalready; again; for a start
2Middle Frenchdesiaalready
3Old Frenchdes ja—
Every word from Old French des ja →Every word from Middle French desia →Every word from French déjà →