Where does “gazette” come from?

gazette (West Flemish) comes from French gazette, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetian gazeta, from Latin gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα, from Hebrew עַזָּה.

gazette (West Flemish): newspaper

Definitions

  1. newspaper

Ancestry of “gazette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgazettegazette
2Italiangazzettagazette; A Venetian coin, equal to a halfpenny
3Venetiangazetahalfpenny; newspaper
4Latingazatreasury; treasure, riches; wealth
5Ancient GreekΓάζαtreasury, treasure
6Hebrewעַזָּה—
Every word from Hebrew עַזָּה →Every word from Ancient Greek Γάζα →Every word from Latin gaza →