Where does “Tribune” come from?

Tribune (English) comes from Middle English tribune, from Old French tribun, from Latin tribūnus, from Latin tribus, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Tribune (English): An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs

Definitions

  1. An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs

Ancestry of “Tribune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtribuneA Roman military tribune or similar leader of a...
2Old Frenchtribun—
3Latintribūnuschief of a tribe
4LatintribusOne of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,...
5Latintrēsthree; 3
6Proto-Italictrēsthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “Tribune”

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