Etymology

on dit

Today it means: A rumour; hearsay Full definition →

French on-dit
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  1. French · borrowed fromon-dit“they say; it is said”
  2. English todayon dit

Borrowed from French on-dit (“they say; it is said”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.