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Where does “publicidade” come from?

publicidade (Portuguese) comes from Latin pūblicitās, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

publicidade (Portuguese): publicity; advertising, advertisement

Definitions

  1. publicity; advertising, advertisement

Ancestry of “publicidade”, step by step

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

Words derived from “publicidade”

  • antipublicidade
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