Where does “publiek” come from?

publiek (Dutch) comes from Middle French public, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

publiek (Dutch): audience; public

Definitions

  1. audience; public

Ancestry of “publiek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpublic—
2Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
3Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
4Latinpōpulusa people, nation
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “publiek”

Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old Latin poplicus →