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Where does “tributus” come from?

tributus (Latin) comes from Latin tribuō, from Latin tribus, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tributus (Latin): bestowed; forming tribes; formed by tribes

Definitions

  1. bestowed; forming tribes; formed by tribes

Ancestry of “tributus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintribuō—
2LatintribusOne of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,...
3Latintrēs—
4Proto-Italictrēsthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “tributus”

  • tribute
  • tributary
  • tributor
  • tributer
  • tributarily
  • tributariness
  • tributaryless
  • tributarius
  • tributum
  • tribute
  • tributo
  • treudo
  • tributo
  • tributare
  • tribut
  • tributaire
  • Tribut
  • tributo
  • tributar
  • tribute
  • tribut
  • tributarie
  • tribut
  • tributo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →