Where does “publier” come from?
publier (French) comes from Latin publicāre, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.
publier (French): to publish, to release, to issue
Definitions
- to publish, to release, to issue
Ancestry of “publier”, step by step
publier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin publicāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | publicāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | pūblicus | of or belonging to the people, state, or community |
| 3 | Old Latin | poplicus | Alternative form of publicus |
| 4 | Latin | pōpulus | a people, nation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |
via Latin publicō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | publicō | to seize, to confiscate, to make public property, to nationalize |
| 2 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |