what is the origin of the word news? i know newspaper of course, but before that, originally?

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what is the origin of the word news? i know newspaper of course, but before that, originally?

2006-06-13 16:56:37 · 4 answers · asked by fordprefect23 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities

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it's portugese... it means to explain events

2006-06-13 17:02:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋

North East West South

2006-06-14 00:13:11 · answer #2 · answered by Brandi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

North, East, West, South. NEWS. It's all of the information from the four directions of the compass.

2006-06-14 00:02:54 · answer #3 · answered by ckswife 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

As for how it came about, it would have been from the expression, "What's new?" since current events were 1st an oral tradition before reading and writing was commonplace.

2006-06-14 00:05:02 · answer #4 · answered by The Riddler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋