English
publicization
From public + -ization.
Formed from public + -ization
Proto-Italic *poplos ‘army’
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Old Latin poplicus
Latin pūblicus ‘of or belonging to the people, state’
Old French public
Middle English publik
English public
Today it means
noun The act of publicizing
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “publicization”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / publicization