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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpublier—
2Latinpublicāre—
3Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
4Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
5Latinpōpulusa people, nation
6Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “publicen”

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