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Where does “unpublishable” come from?

unpublishable (English) comes from English publishable, from English publish, from Middle English publicen, from Old French publier, from Latin publicāre, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus — army.

unpublishable (English): Not suitable for publication

Definitions

  1. Not suitable for publication

Ancestry of “unpublishable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpublishableAble to be published; Deserving to be published;...
2EnglishpublishTo issue for distribution and/or sale; To...
3Middle Englishpublicen—
4Old Frenchpublier—
5Latinpublicāre—
6Latinpūblicus—
7Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
8Latinpōpulus—
9Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “unpublishable”

  • unpublishably
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