'gazette' originates from Italian, specifically the word 'gazzetta', where 'gazzetta' meant 'a small coin' used to buy newspapers.

'gazzetta' transformed into the French word 'gazette', and eventually became the modern English word 'gazette' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'a small coin used to buy newspapers', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a newspaper or official journal'.