English
subvertisement
Blend of subvert + advertisement.
A blend of subvert + advertisement
Proto-Indo-European *wert- ‘to turn, to rotate, spin’
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Latin vertō ‘to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to…’
Latin subvertō ‘to overthrow’
Old French subvertir
Middle English subverten
English subvert
Proto-Indo-European *wert- ‘to turn, to rotate, spin’
…
Latin advertō ‘to turn to or towards’
Old French avertir
Middle French advertir ‘to warn’
Middle French advertissement ‘statement calling attention’
English advertisement
Today it means
noun An individual piece of subvertising.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / subvertisement