Where does “pubblikatur” come from?

pubblikatur (Maltese) comes from Italian pubblicatore, from Italian pubblicare, from Latin publicō, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

pubblikatur (Maltese): publisher

Definitions

  1. publisher

Ancestry of “pubblikatur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpubblicatorepublisher
2Italianpubblicareto publish
3Latinpublicōto seize, to confiscate, to make public property, to nationalize
4Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
5Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
6Latinpōpulusa people, nation
7Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplosEvery word from Latin pōpulusEvery word from Old Latin poplicus