Where does “publishee” come from?

publishee (English) comes from English publish, from Middle English publicen, from Old French publier, from Latin publicāre, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

publishee (English): One to whom something is published; a consumer of...

Definitions

  1. One to whom something is published; a consumer of...

Ancestry of “publishee”, step by step

publishee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English publish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpublishTo issue for distribution and/or sale; To...
2Middle Englishpublicen
3Old Frenchpublier
4Latinpublicāre
5Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
6Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
7Latinpōpulusa people, nation
8Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos