pamphlet
The origin and history of pamphlet.
Etymology
From Middle English pamflet, ultimately traced to Pamphilus, a popular 12th-century Latin love poem that circulated widely as a short, cheaply bound text — its title became a byword for any small printed booklet.
Class of 1100
pamphlet first entered the language around 1100. Other words from the same year:
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