English word tribe comes from Middle English (1100-1500) thre (Three.), Proto-Slavic *tríh₂
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| thre | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | Three. |
| *tríh₂ | Proto-Slavic (sla-pro) | |
| three | English (en) | (basketball). A person who is three years old.. Anything measuring three units, as length.. The digit/figure 3.. The playing card featuring three pips. (cardinal) A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).. (of a set or group) Having three elements. |
| *tisres | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *trēs | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Three. |
| tres | Latin (lat) | |
| tribus | Latin (lat) | A division of the Roman people.. A tribe.. One of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes, Tities, Luceres.. The mob, the lower classes. |
| tribu | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Tribe. |
| tribe | English (en) | (anthropology) A society larger than a band but smaller than a state.. (stock breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.. (taxonomy) A hierarchal rank between family and genus.. (zoology) A group of apes who live and work together.. A socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive group of people.. The collective noun for various [...] |