Where does “deja” come from?
deja (Romanian) comes from French déjà, from Middle French desia, from Old French des ja.
deja (Romanian): already, yet
Ancestry of “deja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | déjà | already; again; for a start |
| 2 | Middle French | desia | already |
| 3 | Old French | des ja | — |