Where does “distributest” come from?
distributest (English) comes from English distribute, from Latin distribūtus, from Latin distribuere, from Latin tribuere, from Latin tribuo, from Latin tribus, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs.
distributest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “distributest”, step by step
distributest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English distribute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distribute | To divide into portions and dispense; To supply... |
| 2 | Latin | distribūtus | divided, distributed |
| 3 | Latin | distribuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | tribuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | tribuo | I grant, bestow; I yield, give up, concede, allow |
| 6 | Latin | tribus | One of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,... |
| 7 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |