Where does “cliché” come from?

cliché (Portuguese) comes from French cliché, from French clicher, from German Klitsch.

cliché (Portuguese): cliché overused phrase or expression

Definitions

  1. cliché overused phrase or expression

Ancestry of “cliché”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclichéstereotype; negative; snapshot
2Frenchclicherto stereotype
3GermanKlitsch—
Every word from German Klitsch →Every word from French clicher →Every word from French cliché →