Etymology of the English word publicity
the English word
publicityderived from the French word
publicitéderived from the Old French word
publicderived from the Latin word
publicus (public officer; public; common, of the people)
derived from the Classical Latin word
populus (members of a society, sex; region; people, nation, State; poplar tree)
Date
The earliest known usage of publicity in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
