'publicly-stated' originates from the combination of 'publicly' and 'stated', where 'publicly' is derived from 'public', meaning 'of the people', and 'stated' is the past participle of 'state', meaning 'to express in words'.

'publicly-stated' evolved from the combination of 'publicly' and 'stated', which were used separately in Middle English and later combined in modern English.

Initially, it meant 'expressed openly', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.