English word republic comes from Latin res, Latin publicum, Latin publica (The public.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| res | Latin (lat) | State, republic, commonwealth. Thing, matter, issue, affair, stuff. |
| publicum | Latin (lat) | Commonwealth, the republic. Public road. Publicity. State property. State revenue. The public (people in general; an audience). The treasury; state depot. |
| publica | Latin (lat) | The public. |
| respublica | Latin (lat) | A republic (a state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor). The state, nation (the sovereign polity). |
| république | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | |
| republic | English (en) | (archaic) A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.. A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.. One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast. |