Where does “publikum” come from?

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

publikum (Norwegian Nynorsk): the public; audience

Definitions

  1. the public; audience

Ancestry of “publikum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “publikum”

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