Where does “publish” come from?

Publish comes from Middle English publicen, from Old French publier, from Latin publicare meaning to make public, derived from Latin publicus meaning public, ultimately from Latin populus meaning people.

publish (English): To issue for distribution and/or sale; To...

Definitions

  1. To issue for distribution and/or sale; To...

Ancestry of “publish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpublicen—
2Old Frenchpublier—
3Latinpublicāre—
4Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
5Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
6Latinpōpulusa people, nation
7Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “publish”

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