ja mais
Appearance
See also: jamais
Old French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ja + mais. Cf. Old Occitan ja mais.
Adverb
[edit]- any more, ever again
- (later) ever
Usage notes
[edit]Until the thirteenth century, it was only used to refer to the future.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “jam”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 28
Old Occitan
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cf. Old French ja mais.
Adverb
[edit]- ever(?)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1991) “ya”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume VI (Y–Z), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 10
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “jam”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 26