Where does “tribu” come from?
tribu (Tagalog) comes from Spanish tribu, from Old Spanish tribu, from Latin tribus, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tribu (Tagalog): a socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive...
Definitions
- a socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive...
Ancestry of “tribu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | tribu | tribe |
| 2 | Old Spanish | tribu | — |
| 3 | Latin | tribus | One of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,... |
| 4 | Latin | trēs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |