Etymology

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ad·ver·tise·ment
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Today it means: A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar. Full definition →

Middle French advertissement ← Old French avertir ← Latin advertō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wértetor
  7. Proto-Italic*wertō
  8. Latinvertō
  9. Latinadvertō
  10. Old Frenchavertir
  11. Middle Frenchadvertir
  12. Middle Frenchadvertissement
  13. English todayadvertisement

From Middle French advertissement (“statement calling attention”), compare French avertissement (“warning”). See advertise. Equivalent to advertise + -ment.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.