Where does “publiceren” come from?

publiceren (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French publicer, from Latin publicō, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

Ancestry of “publiceren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpublicer
2Latinpublicōto seize, to confiscate, to make public property, to nationalize
3Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
4Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
5Latinpōpulusa people, nation
6Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “publiceren

Every word from Proto-Italic poplosEvery word from Latin pōpulusEvery word from Old Latin poplicus