Where does “publicen” come from?

publicen (Middle English) comes from Old French publier, from Latin publicāre, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

Ancestry of “publicen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	publier	—
2	Latin	publicāre	—
3	Latin	pūblicus	of or belonging to the people, state, or community
4	Old Latin	poplicus	Alternative form of publicus
5	Latin	pōpulus	a people, nation
6	Proto-Italic	poplos	army

Words derived from “publicen”

Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old Latin poplicus →