French word jamais comes from Latin magis (Better. More. More greatly. Rather.), Latin jam
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magis (Latin)
Better. More. More greatly. Rather.
jam (Latin)
jamés (Old French)
(used with "ne") never. Ever (at any time).
jamais (French)
(ne ... jamais) never. Ever.