Where does “advertainment” come from?
advertainment (English) comes from English advertisement, from Middle French advertissement, from Middle French advertir, from Old French avertir, from Latin advertō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
advertainment (English): A form of communication that combines the...
Definitions
- A form of communication that combines the...
Ancestry of “advertainment”, step by step
advertainment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English advertisement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | advertisement | A commercial solicitation designed to sell some... |
| 2 | Middle French | advertissement | warning; short notice calling for attention;... |
| 3 | Middle French | advertir | to warn |
| 4 | Old French | avertir | to inform; to notify; to notice; to remark |
| 5 | Latin | advertō | to turn to or towards |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English entertainment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entertainment | An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment,... |
| 2 | English | entertain | To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably |
| 3 | Old French | entretenir | to support one another |
| 4 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 5 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |