tribus.
third part of the people; tribe, hereditary division (Ramnes, Tities, Luceres);
Meaning & usage
One of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes, Tities, Luceres.
A division of the Roman people.
A tribe.
The mob, the lower classes.
Where this word comes from
An old compound from the stem of trēs (“three”), cognate with Umbrian 𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌚𐌖 (trifu). Either from: * Proto-Italic *triðus if from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”), thus Proto-Indo-European *tri-dʰh₁-o- (“rendered in three, tripartite”) but changed to a u-stem; cf. with Skt. multiplicatives in -dhā such as Sanskrit त्रिधा (tridhā, “threefold”), and with other derivatives such as Lithuanian iñdas (“dishware”) < *h₁n̥-dʰh₁-o-. This would be evidence to the development of PIt. *þ before vocalic *u as after it; * Proto-Italic *triβus if from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow, become, come into being, appear”); in that case, the u-suffix was originally part of the root. Originally referring to three divisions of the (Roman) people. Cognate to Umbrian trifu (“tribe, people”).
dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter of trēs
Where this word comes from
Inflected form of trēs (“three”)
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