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Where does “publicum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “publicum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūblicus—
2Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
3Latinpōpulus—
4Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →