publicare

Publicare is a Latin verb meaning to make public, to publish, and it appears in classical and medieval Latin texts to denote the act of public disclosure or publication. It belongs to the first conjugation; the infinitive is publicare, with present indicative forms such as publico, publicas, publicat, and other standard conjugations known from Latin grammar. In Latin, the root public- is related to things that pertain to the people or the public sphere, which explains its meaning and usage in contexts of decree, proclamation, or publication.

In linguistic history, publicare is often cited as an example of a Latin verb formed from the adjective publicus (public) to express the action of making something public. It is attested in ecclesiastical and legal texts where issuance of official notices or publications was described.

In Romanian, publicare exists as a noun meaning "publication" or the act of publishing. It is used in phrases such as publicare de cartea sau documente, referring to the act of making content public or distributing publications. Romanian speakers commonly differentiate the noun publicare from the verb a publica (to publish), with publicare denoting the act or process.

In Italian, the modern standard infinitive is pubblicare. Publicare is not considered standard Italian and is generally regarded as a nonstandard, archaic, or typographical variant found in historical texts or misrenderings. The Italian-speaking world typically uses pubblicare for the act of publishing, while publicare has no widespread contemporary usage.

Overall, publicare is primarily of historical and lexicographic interest, with niche use in Romanian as a noun and limited, nonstandard mentions in Italian. It is not widely used as a contemporary term in general-language contexts.