Jamais etymology

French

French word jamais comes from Latin magis (Better. More. More greatly. Rather.), Latin jam

Etymology of jamais

Detailed word origin of jamais

Dictionary entry Language Definition
magis Latin (lat) Better. More. More greatly. Rather.
jam Latin (lat)
jamés Old French (fro) (used with "ne") never. Ever (at any time).
jamais French (fr) (ne ... jamais) never. Ever.

Words with the same origin as jamais

Descendants of magis

mais