Where does “клише” come from?

клише (Russian) comes from French cliché, from French clicher, from German Klitsch.

клише (Russian): cliché

Definitions

  1. cliché

Ancestry of “клише”, 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 →