Where does “pūblicānus” come from?

pūblicānus (Latin) comes from Latin pūblicum, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

pūblicānus (Latin): public revenue

Definitions

  1. public revenue

Ancestry of “pūblicānus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūblicumstate property
2Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
3Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
4Latinpōpulusa people, nation
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “pūblicānus

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