Etymology of the English word contribute
the English word
contributederived from the Latin word
contributusderived from the Latin word
contribuere (unite, incorporate, join)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
tribuere (divide, assign; present)
derived from the Latin word
tribus (third part of the people; tribe, hereditary division)
Date
The earliest known usage of contribute in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
contributed,
contributingCognates
French
contribuer, Italian
contribuire, Italian
contribuere, Latin
contribuere, Spanish
contribuirUsage
Word found in Modern English
