Where does “tribade” come from?

tribade (Dutch) comes from French tribade, from Latin tribas, from Ancient Greek τριβάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.

tribade (Dutch): lesbian, tribade

Definitions

  1. lesbian, tribade

Ancestry of “tribade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtribadetribade
2Latintribasa lesbian, gay woman, tribade
3Ancient Greekτριβάςlesbian, woman who has sex with women
4Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
5Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
6Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
7Hungarianönyou
8Hungarianön-self-
9Turkishönfront
10Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
11Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς →Every word from Hungarian ön- →