85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up
French origin: "Rome ne fut pas faite toute en un jour," Li Proverbe au Vilain (c.1190). Entered English via Richard Taverner's translation of Erasmus's Prouerbes (1545) and John Heywood's proverb collection (1546).
Work
Li Proverbe au Vilain
Occasion
c.1190 · France
Sources checked
phrases.org.ukChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026French c.1190 origin plus English 1545/1546 first prints
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