English
Pourquoi Pas
Pourquoi Pas comes from French pourquoi pas ‘why not?’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpourquoi pas‘why not?’literally ‘why not’
- EnglishtodayPourquoi Pas
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpourquoi pas‘why not?’literally ‘why not’
- EnglishtodayPourquoi Pas
The story
Named by John Rymill, after Charcot's expedition ship, the Pourquoi-Pas ?.
Every English word from French pourquoi pas
Today it means
name A mountainous island lying between Bigourdan Fjord and Bourgeois Fjord off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French pourquoi pas / Pourquoi Pas