Where does “pubbliku” come from?

pubbliku (Maltese) comes from Italian pubblico, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

pubbliku (Maltese): the public

Definitions

  1. the public

Ancestry of “pubbliku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpubblicopublic; the public; audience
2Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
3Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
4Latinpōpulusa people, nation
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old Latin poplicus →