Where does “tribute” come from?
Tribute comes from Old French tribut, from Latin tributum (payment imposed on a subject people), derived from tributus (assigned), from Latin tribus (tribe), ultimately related to the root of English three.
tribute (English): An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or...
Definitions
- An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or...
Ancestry of “tribute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tribut | — |
Words derived from “tribute”