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Where does the word "vogue" come from? It comes from Italian vogare, passing through French before entering English (1570s).
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Where does the word "vogue" come from? It comes from Italian vogare, passing through French before entering English (1570s).
Vogue’s story begins in Italian: vogare meant “to row.” An Italian verb for sailing along. By 1500s, the word had taken hold in French as vogue. Being carried along by the current of fashion. It reached English by 1570s as vogue. Vogue magazine was founded in 1892. Today, vogue means the prevailing fashion.
- Stage 1 · Italian · medieval vogare "to row", an Italian verb for sailing along.
- Stage 2 · French · 1500s vogue "course, success", being carried along by the current of fashion.
- Stage 3 · English · 1570s vogue "course, fashion", Vogue magazine was founded in 1892.