A new genre of news organ emerged in Europe in the late 17th century (Newspaper), the intelligencer or advertiser - in German, Intelligenzblatt or Anzeigenblatt. The terms were derived from the Intelligenz- und Adress-Comptoirs (“Intelligence and Address Offices”) at which announcements (Anzeigen) could be registered and read for a fee. Intelligenz here derives from the Latin verb intellegere (“to come to know”, “to discern”).