Etymology Explorer › PortugueseWhere does “publique” come from? publique (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese publicar, from Latin publicō, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.
publique (Portuguese): first-person singular present subjunctive of...
Definitions first-person singular present subjunctive of... Ancestry of “publique”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 Portuguese publicar to publish 2 Latin publicō to seize, to confiscate, to make public property, to nationalize 3 Latin pūblicus of or belonging to the people, state, or community 4 Old Latin poplicus Alternative form of publicus 5 Latin pōpulus a people, nation 6 Proto-Italic poplos army