public

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

public

For the adjective, from the Latin publicus (which concerns the state, which interests the public); for the noun, from the Latin publicum ('public interest') both deriving - with the addition of the adjectival suffix icus - from poplicus derived from populus ('people') with the influence, by phonetic and semantic proximity, of pubes ('adult').

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publics

Translations

  • germangerman:Publikum
  • englishenglish:public
  • arabicarabic:شعوب
  • spanishspanish:público
  • finnishfinnish:yleisö
  • greekgreek:κοινό
  • dutchdutch:publiek
  • portugueseportuguese:público
  • swedishswedish:publik
  • turkishturkish:kamu