Where does “Informationsbroschüre” come from?

Informationsbroschüre (German) comes from German Broschüre, from French brochure, from French brocher, from Middle French brocher, from Old French brochier, from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Ancient Greek πρόχοος — passed , crossed.

Informationsbroschüre (German): information brochure

Definitions

  1. information brochure

Ancestry of “Informationsbroschüre”, step by step

Informationsbroschüre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Broschüre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBroschürebrochure
2Frenchbrochurebrocade; needlework; brochure, booklet, pamphlet
3Frenchbrocherto stitch, sew; to brocade
4Middle Frenchbrocher
5Old Frenchbrochierto jab; to prod; to spur; to motivate; to...
6Old Frenchbrochebrooch, pin; spit
7Vulgar Latinbroccafork, roasting-spit
8Ancient Greekπρόχοοςewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests;...
9Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
10Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Information

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanInformationa piece of information; information;...
2Latinīnfōrmātiōsketch, idea, conception
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós