Where does “publicitar” come from?

publicitar (Romanian) comes from French publicitaire, from French publicité, from Medieval Latin publicitatem, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

publicitar (Romanian): advertising

Definitions

  1. advertising

Ancestry of “publicitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpublicitairepublicity; advertising; publicist, adman, adwoman
2Frenchpublicitépublicity, advertising; commercial, advertisement
3Medieval Latinpublicitatemaccusative singular of pūblicitās
4Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
5Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
6Latinpōpulusa people, nation
7Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “publicitar

Every word from Proto-Italic poplosEvery word from Latin pōpulusEvery word from Old Latin poplicus
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