etiquette
- etiquette
- [18] Etiquette is, almost literally, ‘just
the ticket’. The primary meanings of French
étiquette are ‘ticket’ and ‘label’ – and indeed it is
the source of English ticket. A particular
application of it in former times was to a small
card which had written or printed on it directions
as to how to behave properly at court – hence it
came to mean ‘prescribed code of social
behaviour’.
=> TICKET
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As used for a code of behavior, the word came into English direct from French, in which it represents Old French estiquette, 'label,' from estiquier, 'to stick.' The idea is presumably of a code of conduct that 'sticks' to a particular group or profession, in the sense of being visibly associated with it.
The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins.
2013.
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étiquette — [ etikɛt ] n. f. • estiquette « poteau de but » 1387, mot picard; de l a. v. estiquer « attacher, ficher », néerl. stikken, frq. °stikkan; cf. astiquer, ticket I ♦ 1 ♦ (1549) Dr. Vx Écriteau sur le dossier d un procès, portant les noms du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Etiquette — Étiquette Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
etiquette — ETIQUETTE. s. f. Petit escriteau qu on met, qu on attache sur un sac de procés, contenant les noms du demandeur, & du deffendeur, du Procureur &c. Il faut mettre une etiquette à ce sac. On dit fig. & prov. Juger, condamner sur l etiquette du sac … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
etiquette — et‧i‧quette [ˈetɪket ǁ kət] noun [uncountable] the formal rules for behaviour: • the professional rules of etiquette imposed by the Law Society • Business etiquette (= rules for behaviour by businesspeople ) is still very important in corporate… … Financial and business terms
Etiquette — Et i*quette , n. [F. prop., a little piece of paper, or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing its contents, a label, ticket, OF.estiquete, of German origin; cf. LG. stikke peg, pin, tack, stikken to stick, G. stecken. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
etiquette — 1750, from Fr. étiquette prescribed behavior, from O.Fr. estiquette label, ticket (see TICKET (Cf. ticket)). The sense development in French perhaps is from small cards written or printed with instructions for how to behave properly at court (Cf … Etymology dictionary
etiquette — ► NOUN ▪ the code of polite behaviour in a society. ORIGIN French, list of ceremonial observances of a court , also label, etiquette , from Old French estiquette (see TICKET(Cf. ↑ticket)) … English terms dictionary
etiquette — [et′i kit, et′iket] n. [Fr étiquette, lit., TICKET] 1. the forms, manners, and ceremonies established by convention as acceptable or required in social relations, in a profession, or in official life 2. the rules for such forms, manners, and… … English World dictionary
ETIQUETTE — (Heb. דֶּרֶךְ־אֶרֶץ, derekh ereẓ), the proper conduct of man at home and in society. The sages demanded of the Jew, particularly the scholar, good manners in all his activities. The rules of derekh ereẓ are assembled in the tractates Avot, Derekh … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Etiquette — (fr., spr. Etikett), 1) die Aufschrift, Anschrift an etwas; 2) das Zettelchen, das man an die Waaren heftet, enthält außer der Angabe der Qualität auch wohl Ein u. Verkaufspreis. Auch Pflanzen u. junge Bäume pflegt man mit E n zu versehen, worauf … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Etiquette — Etiquette, s. Etikette … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
