Where does “publicer” come from?

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

Ancestry of “publicer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “publicer

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