Brochure
/broʊˈʃʊr/noun
A short printed booklet or pamphlet, especially one used for promotion or information.
Did you know?Brochure entered English from French in the 18th century, and its deeper root is tied to a word meaning a small stitch or clasp, which is why the word originally suggested something bound together in a slim booklet.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhreug-
“to break, fragment, or make into pieces”
Latin
Latin
broccus
“projecting or pointed”
Old French
Old French
brochure
“a stitched booklet; something sewn together”
18th Century
French
brochure
“a pamphlet or small booklet”
18th Century
English
brochure
“a pamphlet, especially for advertising or information”