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- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*tréyes
- Proto-Italic · derived from*trēs
- Latin · derived fromcontribūtus
- English todaycontribute
PIE word *tréyes From Latin contribūtus, perfect passive participle of contribuō (“to bring together; to unite”), from con- (“together”) + tribuō (“to bestow”), from tribus (“tribe”), derived from trēs (“three”), from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Words from the same roots
Proto-Indo-European*tréyes all →
threetriterntriumvirateneo-testamentaryteapoytryzub
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.