Where does “repubblika” come from?

repubblika (Maltese) comes from Italian repubblica, from Italian republica, from Latin rēspublica, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

repubblika (Maltese): republic

Definitions

republic

Ancestry of “repubblika”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	repubblica	republic
2	Italian	republica	Archaic form of repubblica
3	Latin	rēspublica	a republic, commonwealth; the state, nation
4	Latin	rēs	thing, object, stuff
5	Latin	vindicatio	civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
6	Latin	vindicō	to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
7	Latin	vindex	claimant, vindicator
8	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
9	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
10	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
11	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
12	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
13	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14	Latin	calceus	shoe
15	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
16	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →