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Where does “red light” come from?

red light (French) comes from English red-light district — An area of a town where prostitution is...

red light (French): red-light district

Definitions

  1. red-light district

Ancestry of “red light”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishred-light districtAn area of a town where prostitution is...
Every word from English red-light district →