Where does “publicitaire” come from?

publicitaire (French) comes from French publicité, from Medieval Latin publicitatem, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

publicitaire (French): publicity; advertising; publicist, adman, adwoman

Definitions

  1. publicity; advertising; publicist, adman, adwoman

Ancestry of “publicitaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpublicitépublicity, advertising; commercial, advertisement
2Medieval Latinpublicitatemaccusative singular of pūblicitās
3Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
4Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
5Latinpōpulusa people, nation
6Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “publicitaire

Every word from Proto-Italic poplosEvery word from Latin pōpulusEvery word from Old Latin poplicus