Makes something public by printing and distributing it, or makes information known to the public.
From Old French 'publier,' from Latin 'publicāre' (to make public). Root is 'publicus' (public, of the people). Originally meant to announce publicly; evolved to include printed/distributed works.
Medieval monks were the original publishers—they hand-copied books in monasteries!—so when printing presses arrived in 1440, Gutenberg didn't invent publishing, he democratized it by making thousands of copies possible instead of just one.
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