Where does “distribute” come from?
distribute (Latin) comes from Latin distribūtus, from Latin distribuere, from Latin tribuere, from Latin tribuo, from Latin tribus, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
distribute (Latin): orderly, methodically
Definitions
- orderly, methodically
Ancestry of “distribute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | distribūtus | divided, distributed |
| 2 | Latin | distribuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | tribuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | tribuo | I grant, bestow; I yield, give up, concede, allow |
| 5 | Latin | tribus | One of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,... |
| 6 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |