jamais
Meaning
- never
- ever
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒa.mɛ/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French ja mais (“any more”, only in reference to the future), the two components deriving from Latin iam and magis. Compare Spanish jamás, Italian giammai, Occitan jamai and Portuguese jamais.
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