Where does “pubblicità” come from?
pubblicità (Italian) comes from French publicité, from Medieval Latin publicitatem, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.
pubblicità (Italian): publicity; advertising; advertisement, advert,...
Definitions
- publicity; advertising; advertisement, advert,...
Ancestry of “pubblicità”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | publicité | publicity, advertising; commercial, advertisement |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | publicitatem | accusative singular of pūblicitās |
| 3 | Latin | pūblicus | of or belonging to the people, state, or community |
| 4 | Old Latin | poplicus | Alternative form of publicus |
| 5 | Latin | pōpulus | a people, nation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |