Where does “cliched” come from?
cliched (English) comes from English cliché, from French cliché, from French clicher, from German Klitsch.
cliched (English): Repeated so often that it has become stale or...
Definitions
- Repeated so often that it has become stale or...
Ancestry of “cliched”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cliché | Something, most often a phrase or expression,... |
| 2 | French | cliché | stereotype; negative; snapshot |
| 3 | French | clicher | to stereotype |
| 4 | German | Klitsch | — |
Words derived from “cliched”