Etymology Explorer › Romanian

Where does “publicitate” come from?

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

publicitate (Romanian): publicity; advertising; commercials

Definitions

  1. publicity; advertising; commercials

Ancestry of “publicitate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpublicitépublicity, advertising; commercial, advertisement
2Medieval Latinpublicitatemaccusative singular of pūblicitās
3Latinpūblicus—
4Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
5Latinpōpulus—
6Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →