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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

  1. In public, openly, in an open and public manner;...

Ancestry of “publicly”, 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
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →