Where does “capotribù” come from?

capotribù (Italian) comes from Italian tribù, from Latin tribus, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

capotribù (Italian): chief, chieftain

Definitions

  1. chief, chieftain

Ancestry of “capotribù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantribùtribe
2LatintribusOne of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,...
3Latintrēsthree; 3
4Proto-Italictrēsthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Latin trēs →