Where does “tribune” come from?
Tribune comes from Middle English tribune, from Old French tribune, from Latin tribunus, ultimately derived from Latin tribus meaning tribe, which is related to Latin tres meaning three.
tribune (English): An elected official in Ancient Rome; A protector...
Definitions
- An elected official in Ancient Rome; A protector...
Ancestry of “tribune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tribune | A Roman military tribune or similar leader of a... |
| 2 | Old French | tribun | — |
| 3 | Latin | tribūnus | — |
| 4 | Latin | tribus | One of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,... |
| 5 | Latin | trēs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “tribune”