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;...

Tribulus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

genus

Ancestry of “Tribulus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	tribulus	caltrop
2	Ancient Greek	τρίβολος	name of various prickly plants; caltrop, a...
3	Latin	trībulum	threshing board, threshing sledge
4	Latin	-bulum
5	Proto-Indo-European	-dʰlom	Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “Tribulus”

Tribuloideae

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