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Where does “pamphlet” come from?

pamphlet (French) comes from English pamphlet, from New Latin panfletus — small, unbound treatise.

pamphlet (French): lampoon; pamphlet

Definitions

  1. lampoon; pamphlet

Ancestry of “pamphlet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpamphletA small booklet of printed informational matter,...
2New Latinpanfletussmall, unbound treatise

Words derived from “pamphlet”

  • pamphlétaire
  • panfleto
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