Where does “tribune” come from?
tribune (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French tribune, from Latin tribūnus, from Latin tribus, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tribune (Norwegian Nynorsk): a stand or grandstand
Definitions
- a stand or grandstand
Ancestry of “tribune”, step by step
tribune traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French tribune
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tribune | platform, rostrum, podium; stand, grandstand;... |
| 2 | Latin | tribūnus | chief of a tribe |
| 3 | Latin | tribus | One of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,... |
| 4 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Latin tribunal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tribunal | a raised semicircular or square platform, on... |