Where does “tribesmember” come from?

tribesmember (English) comes from English member, from Middle English membre, from Old French membre, from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-.

tribesmember (English): A member of a certain tribe, usually referring to an indigenous community

Definitions

  1. A member of a certain tribe, usually referring to an indigenous community

Ancestry of “tribesmember”, step by step

tribesmember traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English member

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmemberOne who officially belongs to a group; A part of...
2Middle Englishmembre
3Old Frenchmembrelimb
4Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
5Proto-Italicmemzrom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-

via English tribe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtribeA socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive...
2Middle EnglishtribeOne of the twelve tribes of Israel; Any tribe or...
3Old Frenchtributribe
4LatintribusOne of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,...
5Latintrēsthree; 3
6Proto-Italictrēsthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems-
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