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populus
Latin · ancient
"the people"
the people, giving rise to publicus (of the people)
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publicus
Latin · ancient
"of the people, belonging to the public"
of the people, belonging to the public, from populus
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public
English · 1300s
"open to or shared by everyone"
settled as the English word for something open to or shared by everyone
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publicize
English · 1911
"to make something widely known"
formed from public with the English suffix -ize, for making something widely known
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