publicatio

Forms

pūblicātiō f (genitive pūblicātiōnis); third declension^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin pūblicō (“to confiscate, make public”) + -tiō, from pūblicus “public”.^[2][1][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

The OLD's earliest citation is Cicero, of confiscation, and Lewis & Short cite his Catilinarians.^[2][4] Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.^[3]

Semantic evolution

It meant the appropriation of property by the state, confiscation, as in Cicero, and a sale by auction; later it meant disclosure, publication.^[2][4][5]

English publication (late 14th century, “making publicly known”) is from it, and German Publikation too.^[6][3]

Timeline

• 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of confiscation.^[2][3]
• late 14th century – English publication is recorded.^[6]

Meanings

Noun

1. Confiscation.^[2][4]
2. Disclosure, publication.^[2]

Related words

• publico
• pūblicus
• English publication

References

1. ^ a b Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
4. ^ a b c Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
5. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
6. ^ a b Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com