Where does “tribulus” come from?

tribulus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τρίβολος, from Latin trībulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

tribulus (Latin): caltrop

Definitions

  1. caltrop

Ancestry of “tribulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρίβολοςname of various prickly plants; caltrop, a...
2Latintrībulumthreshing board, threshing sledge
3Latin-bulum
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “tribulus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →Every word from Latin -bulum →Every word from Latin trībulum →