publish

The story

1. Latin · derived frompublicare“to make public, show or tell to the people, make known, declare, also (and earlier) confiscate for public use”
2. Old French · derived frompublier
3. Middle English · inherited frompublicen
4. English todaypublish

From Middle English publicen (by analogy with banish, finish), from Old French publier, from Latin publicare (“to make public, show or tell to the people, make known, declare, also (and earlier) confiscate for public use”), from publicus (“pertaining to the people, public”); see public.