Where does “interdistributary” come from?
interdistributary (English) comes from English distributary, from English distribute, from Latin distribūtus, from Latin distribuere, from Latin tribuere, from Latin tribuo, from Latin tribus, from Latin trēs.
interdistributary (English): Between distributaries
Definitions
- Between distributaries
Ancestry of “interdistributary”, step by step
interdistributary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English distributary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distributary | That distributes; A stream of water that... |
| 2 | English | distribute | To divide into portions and dispense; To supply... |
| 3 | Latin | distribūtus | divided, distributed |
| 4 | Latin | distribuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | tribuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | tribuo | I grant, bestow; I yield, give up, concede, allow |
| 7 | Latin | tribus | One of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,... |
| 8 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |