Publication
/ˌpʌb.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun
The act of making written, printed, or digital material available to the public.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor was tied to what belonged to the populus—the people—so publication carries an ancient idea of knowledge being transferred from private hands into public power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peu- / *pop-
“A debated ancestral root associated with the idea of the people or a community.”
Classical Latin
Latin
populus
“The people, population, or citizen body.”
Classical Latin
Latin
publicus
“Belonging to the people or state; public.”
Late Latin
Latin
publicatio
“The making public or disclosure of something.”
14th Century
Anglo-French
publication
“The act of making something publicly known.”
15th Century
English
publication
“The issuing or disclosure of a written work.”
Modern English
English
publication
“Material made available to the public, or the act of releasing it.”