jamais

Portuguese

/ʒa.ˈmajs/, /ʒa.ˈmajʃ/

adv

Definitions

never

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese jamais derived from Old Occitan ja mais derived from Latin iam magis (yet more).

Origin

Latin

iam magis

Gloss

yet more

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

jamais vu English
iam magis Latin
giammai Italian
già Italian
mai Italian
jamais French
jamás Spanish, Castilian
ja més Old French
xamais Galician
jamais Old Portuguese
jamai Occitan
ja mais Old Occitan
janm Haitian, Haitian Creole
jammais Interlingua