Where does “publicly” come from?
Publicly derives from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, Proto-Germanic galīkaz, and Proto-Indo-European roots līg- and ḱóm.
publicly (English): In public, openly, in an open and public manner;...
Definitions
- In public, openly, in an open and public manner;...
Ancestry of “publicly”, step by step