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Where does “equidistribute” come from?

equidistribute (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.

equidistribute (English): To distribute equally

Definitions

  1. To distribute equally

Ancestry of “equidistribute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdistributeTo divide into portions and dispense; To supply...
2Latindistribūtus—
3Latindistribuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latintribuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatintribuoI grant, bestow; I yield, give up, concede, allow
6LatintribusOne of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,...
7Latintrēs—
8Proto-Italictrēsthree
9Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
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