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Where does “reklam” come from?

reklam (Swedish) comes from French réclame, from French réclamer, from Old French reclamer, from Latin reclāmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

reklam (Swedish): advertisement

Definitions

  1. advertisement

Ancestry of “reklam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchréclamea small, commercial advertisement, originally in...
2Frenchréclamerto protest; to object; to claim, reclaim
3Old Frenchreclamerto implore; to shout to
4Latinreclāmō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reklam”

  • reklaami
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