Where does “tribunary” come from?
tribunary (English) comes from English Tribune, from Middle English tribune, from Old French tribun, from Latin tribūnus, from Latin tribus, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tribunary (English): Of or pertaining to tribunes
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to tribunes
Ancestry of “tribunary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Tribune | — |
| 2 | Middle English | tribune | A Roman military tribune or similar leader of a... |
| 3 | Old French | tribun | — |
| 4 | Latin | tribūnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | tribus | One of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,... |
| 6 | Latin | trēs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |