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publico.

to seize, to confiscate, to make public property, to nationalize

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈpuː.blɪ.koː]Classical-Latin[ˈpuː.bli.ko]
  1. to seize, to confiscate, to make public property, to nationalize

    conjugation-1 · transitive
  2. to make public, to let be known in the public, to publish, to issue, to release

    conjugation-1 · transitive
  3. to release, to open for public access, to unblock

    conjugation-1 · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *poplosder. Old Latin poplusder. Old Latin poplicus Latin pūblicus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin pūblicō From pūblicus (“public; of or pertaining to the people, state or community”) + -ō.

adj[ˈpuː.blɪ.koː]Classical-Latin[ˈpuː.bli.ko]
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of pūblicus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular · transitive
Where this word comes from

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noun[ˈpuː.blɪ.koː]Classical-Latin[ˈpuː.bli.ko]
  1. dative/ablative singular of pūblicum

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular · transitive
Where this word comes from

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