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Where does “slogan” come from?

Slogan derives from Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, combining Old Irish slóg and Middle Irish slúagh, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo- and ǵeh₂r-.

slogan (English): A catch phrase associated with the product or...

Definitions

  1. A catch phrase associated with the product or...

Ancestry of “slogan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsluagh-ghairmbattle cry; slogan
2Scottish Gaelicsluaghcommunity, crowd, folk; people, populace,...
3Old Irishslúag—
4Old Irishslógarmy, host; throng, crowd, company, assembly
5Proto-Celticslougostroop, army
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslowgʰo-—

Words derived from “slogan”

  • sloganeer
  • sloganed
  • sloganize
  • counterslogan
  • sloganise
  • sloganless
  • sloganizer
  • eslogan
  • slogan
  • слоган
  • スローガン
  • slogan
  • slogan
  • слоган
  • 슬로건
  • สโลแกน
  • slogan
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