# plus ça change

> English word · Proverb

## Definitions
1. The more it changes, the more it's the same thing (sometimes loosely translated as the more things change, the more they stay the same).
2. Although the outward appearance may change, fundamentals are constant.

## Etymology
A short form (specifically, an anapodoton) of French plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose (“the more it changes, the more it's the same thing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plus-ca-change