myEtymology.com: French etymology of public

Etymology of the French word public

the Old French word public

derived 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)

Catalan public, Dutch publiek, English public, German publik, German Publikum, Italian pubblico, Latin publicum, Lithuanian publika, Norwegian publikum, Russian пyбликa, Spanish publico, Swedish publik

Word found in Old French