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Where does “publikum” come from?

publikum (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin pūblicum, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

publikum (Norwegian Bokmål): the public; audience

Definitions

  1. the public; audience

Ancestry of “publikum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūblicum—
2Latinpūblicus—
3Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
4Latinpōpulus—
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “publikum”

  • publikummer
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