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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpublishTo issue for distribution and/or sale; To...
2Middle Englishpublicen—
3Old Frenchpublier—
4Latinpublicāre—
5Latinpūblicus—
6Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
7Latinpōpulus—
8Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
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