Where does “tributariness” come from?
tributariness (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.
tributariness (English): The quality or state of being tributary
Definitions
- The quality or state of being tributary
Ancestry of “tributariness”, step by step
tributariness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tributary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tributary | A natural water stream that flows into a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | tributarie | paying tribute |
| 3 | Latin | tribūtārius | tribute |
| 4 | Latin | tributum | tax, tribute; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | tributus | bestowed; forming tribes; formed by tribes |
| 6 | Latin | tribuō | to grant, bestow, assign, attribute |
| 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 | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |