Where does “publican” come from?

publican (Romanian) comes from Latin pūblicānus, from Latin pūblicum, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

publican (Romanian): tax collector, publican

Definitions

  1. tax collector, publican

Ancestry of “publican”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūblicānuspublic revenue
2Latinpūblicumstate property
3Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
4Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
5Latinpōpulusa people, nation
6Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old Latin poplicus →