Where does “public” come from?

public (Romanian) comes from French public, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

public (Romanian): public; the public

Definitions

  1. public; the public

Ancestry of “public”, step by step

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

Words derived from “public”

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