Where does “publess” come from?

publess (English) comes from English pub, from English public, from Middle English publik, from Middle French public, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

publess (English): Lacking a pub

Definitions

  1. Lacking a pub

Ancestry of “publess”, step by step

publess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpubA public house where beverages, primarily...
2EnglishpublicAble to be seen or known by everyone; open to...
3Middle Englishpublik—
4Middle Frenchpublic—
5Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
6Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
7Latinpōpulusa people, nation
8Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—

Words derived from “publess”

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