Vogue
/voʊɡ/noun
A prevailing fashion or popular trend.
Did you know?English got vogue from French, but French vogue goes back to a verb meaning “to row” or “to sail,” so the word’s hidden image is a force that moves people like water.
Etymological Timeline
Late 14th Century
French
vogue
“A rowing, sailing, or course of movement; later, figurative popularity or fashion”
Late 14th Century
Middle French
voguer
“To row, sail, or move along”
Latin
Latin
vocāre
“To call, summon”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weǵʰ-
“To convey, carry, drive”
16th Century
English
vogue
“Fashion or current popularity”