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Where does “public sector” come from?

public sector (English) comes 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.

public sector (English): Any government and all entities that are...

Definitions

  1. Any government and all entities that are...

Ancestry of “public sector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpublicAble to be seen or known by everyone; open to...
2Middle Englishpublik—
3Middle Frenchpublic—
4Latinpūblicus—
5Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
6Latinpōpulus—
7Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
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