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Where does “intertribal” come from?

Intertribal comes from English tribe, which derives from Latin tribus, ultimately from Latin volvere meaning "to turn" or "to revolve."

intertribal (English): Between tribes

Definitions

  1. Between tribes

Ancestry of “intertribal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtribalOf or relating to tribes; Based on or organized...
2English-ityUsed to form a noun from an adjective;...
3Middle English-ite—
4Old French-ité-ity
5Latin-itās—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “intertribal”

  • intertribally
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