Where does “pubbliċità” come from?
pubbliċità (Maltese) comes from Italian pubblicità, from French publicité, from Medieval Latin publicitatem, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.
pubbliċità (Maltese): publicity
Definitions
- publicity
Ancestry of “pubbliċità”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pubblicità | publicity; advertising; advertisement, advert,... |
| 2 | French | publicité | publicity, advertising; commercial, advertisement |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | publicitatem | accusative singular of pūblicitās |
| 4 | Latin | pūblicus | of or belonging to the people, state, or community |
| 5 | Old Latin | poplicus | Alternative form of publicus |
| 6 | Latin | pōpulus | a people, nation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |