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Where does “slogan” come from?

slogan (Polish) comes from English slogan, from Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, from Scottish Gaelic sluagh, from Old Irish slúag, from Old Irish slóg, from Proto-Celtic slougos, from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo-.

slogan (Polish): cliché; slogan

Definitions

  1. cliché; slogan

Ancestry of “slogan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsloganA catch phrase associated with the product or...
2Scottish Gaelicsluagh-ghairmbattle cry; slogan
3Scottish Gaelicsluaghcommunity, crowd, folk; people, populace,...
4Old Irishslúag—
5Old Irishslógarmy, host; throng, crowd, company, assembly
6Proto-Celticslougostroop, army
7Proto-Indo-Europeanslowgʰo-—
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