Where does “Republic” come from?

Republic (English) comes from Middle French république, from Latin republica, from Latin rēspublica, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Republic (English): The Roman Republic

Definitions

  1. The Roman Republic

Ancestry of “Republic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrépubliquerepublic
2Latinrepublicaablative singular of rēspublica
3Latinrēspublicaa republic, commonwealth; the state, nation
4Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
5Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
6Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
7Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
8Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
9Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
10Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
16Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “Republic

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ