Where does “brochure” come from?
Brochure comes from French brochure, from Old French brocher with the suffix -ure, from Old French broche, from Latin broccus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥stís.
brochure (English): A booklet of printed informational matter, like a...
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- A booklet of printed informational matter, like a...
Ancestry of “brochure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | brochure | brocade; needlework; brochure, booklet, pamphlet |
| 2 | French | brocher | to stitch, sew; to brocade |
| 3 | Middle French | brocher | — |
| 4 | Old French | brochier | to jab; to prod; to spur; to motivate; to... |
| 5 | Old French | broche | brooch, pin; spit |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | brocca | fork, roasting-spit |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρόχοος | ewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |