Where does “tributarily” come from?

tributarily (English) comes from English tributary, from Middle English tributarie, from Latin tribūtārius, from Latin tributum, from Latin tributus, from Latin tribuō, from Latin tribus, from Latin trēs.

tributarily (English): In a tributary manner

Definitions

  1. In a tributary manner

Ancestry of “tributarily”, step by step

tributarily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tributary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtributaryA natural water stream that flows into a larger...
2Middle Englishtributariepaying tribute
3Latintribūtāriustribute
4Latintributumtax, tribute; nominative neuter singular of...
5Latintributusbestowed; forming tribes; formed by tribes
6Latintribuōto grant, bestow, assign, attribute
7LatintribusOne of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,...
8Latintrēsthree; 3
9Proto-Italictrēsthree
10Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
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