Where does “Tribulus” come from?
Tribulus (Translingual) comes from Latin tribulus, from Ancient Greek τρίβολος, from Latin trībulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Ancestry of “Tribulus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tribulus | caltrop |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρίβολος | name of various prickly plants; caltrop, a... |
| 3 | Latin | trībulum | — |
| 4 | Latin | -bulum | |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
Words derived from “Tribulus”