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Etymology of the English word tribe
the English word
tribe
derived from the Latin word
tribus
(third part of the people; tribe, hereditary division)
Date
The earliest known usage of tribe in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
French
tribu
, Italian
tribù
, Latin
tribus
, Spanish
tribu
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