Where does “publiciteit” come from?
publiciteit (Dutch) comes from Dutch stunt, from English stunt, from Middle English stunt, from Middle English stound, from Old English stund, from Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic stundō, from Proto-Indo-European stut- — to stand.
publiciteit (Dutch): publicity
Definitions
- publicity
Ancestry of “publiciteit”, step by step
publiciteit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch stunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stunt | stunt |
| 2 | English | stunt | A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the... |
| 3 | Middle English | stunt | Alternative form of stound: various spans of... |
| 4 | Middle English | stound | A while: a short span of time; Time, "especially"... |
| 5 | Old English | stund | time, while; a period of time, an hour;... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *stundu | period of time, hour |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stundō | mark, marker; point in time; period of time |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via French publicité
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | publicité | publicity, advertising; commercial, advertisement |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | publicitatem | accusative singular of pūblicitās |
| 3 | Latin | pūblicus | of or belonging to the people, state, or community |
| 4 | Old Latin | poplicus | Alternative form of publicus |
| 5 | Latin | pōpulus | a people, nation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |