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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic slougos →Every word from Old Irish slóg →