Where does “cliché” come from?
Cliché comes from French cliché, derived from French clicher, from Middle French clicher, from Old French cliquer.
cliché (English): Something, most often a phrase or expression,...
Definitions
- Something, most often a phrase or expression,...
Ancestry of “cliché”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cliché | stereotype; negative; snapshot |
| 2 | French | clicher | to stereotype |
| 3 | German | Klitsch | — |
Words derived from “cliché”