Where does “publico” come from?

publico (Chavacano) comes from Spanish público, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

publico (Chavacano): public

Definitions

  1. public

Ancestry of “publico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpúblicopublic; audience
2Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
3Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
4Latinpōpulusa people, nation
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old Latin poplicus →