où.
where (interrogative)
Meaning & usage
where (interrogative)
Où est la gare?
Où tu vas, là ?
where (relative pronoun)
at that time; when
Je ne l'ai pas vu aussi heureux depuis le jour où il est devenu père.
whither, to where
Un ciel plus pur et des dieux meilleurs, je t'offre à Rome où je me rends.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kʷuðei Old Latin cubī Latin ubi Old French ou Middle French où French où Inherited from Middle French où, from Old French ou, from Latin ubi (“where”). The grave accent was added in Middle French to differentiate from ou (“or”).
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