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Where does “piblik” come from?

piblik (Haitian Creole) comes from French public, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

piblik (Haitian Creole): public

Definitions

  1. public

Ancestry of “piblik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpublicpublic; audience
2Latinpūblicus—
3Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
4Latinpōpulus—
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
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