The Captain’s Log

Pontifications of The Great and Terrible Captain Cucamunga.

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 08:42:54 EST

Gazette

The noun gazette means newspaper. Gazette derives an identical French word that derives from the Italian gazetta. Gazetta derives from the Venetian dialect gazeta. Some say gazeta derives from gazza, which means magpie. Gazetta is also the name for a coin. Some say a gazette is so named because it contains magpie-like chatter. Some say a gazzette is a newspaper whose issues cost a gazetta.