affiche.
A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.
Meaning & usage
A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-der. Proto-Italic *feigʷō Latin fīvō Latin fīgō Latin -ic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -icō Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre Old French fichier Old French afichier Middle French French afficherdeverb. French affichebor. English affiche Borrowed from French affiche.
To fix, fasten; to fix a poster or placard to a wall.
To parade, to advertise, publicise; to display, show.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-der. Proto-Italic *feigʷō Latin fīvō Latin fīgō Latin -ic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -icō Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre Old French fichier Old French afichier Middle French French afficherdeverb. French affichebor. English affiche Borrowed from French affiche.
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