Swedish word reklam comes from Latin clamare, French réclamer, Latin re-, and later German Reklame (Advertisement.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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clamare | Latin (lat) | |
réclamer | French (fr) | (transitive) to claim, reclaim. (transitive) to object. (transitive) to protest. |
re- | Latin (lat) | Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards. |
reclamare | Latin (lat) | |
réclame | French (fr) | (by extension) all similar advertising. A falconry call and sign for the bird of prey to return to the falconer; reclaim. A small, commercial advert, originally in the printed press. |
Reklame | German (de) | Advertisement. |
reklam | Swedish (sv) | Advertisement (commercial solicitation). |