Etymology

subtribe

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Today it means: A tribe making up part of a larger tribe. Full definition →

New Latin subtribus
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  1. New Latin · semantic loan fromsubtribus
  2. English todaysubtribe

From sub- + tribe. In taxonomy, a semantic loan from New Latin subtribus.

Words from the same roots

New Latinsubtribus all →

subtribus

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