Where does “microdistributor” come from?
microdistributor (English) comes from English distributor, from English distribute, from Latin distribūtus, from Latin distribuere, from Latin tribuere, from Latin tribuo, from Latin tribus, from Latin trēs.
microdistributor (English): A small-scale distributor
Definitions
- A small-scale distributor
Ancestry of “microdistributor”, step by step
microdistributor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English distributor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distributor | One who or that which distributes; A device 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 | — |