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Where does “tribulation” come from?

tribulation (French) comes from Late Latin tribulatio, from Latin tribulāre, from Latin trībulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

tribulation (French): tribulation

Definitions

  1. tribulation

Ancestry of “tribulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintribulatiodistress, trouble, tribulation, affliction;...
2Latintribulāre—
3Latintrībulum—
4Latin-bulum
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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