Etymology of the English word tribute
the English word
tributederived from the Latin word
tributum (tax, tribute)
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 tribute in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
tributed,
tributingCognates
Dutch
tribuut, French
tribut, German
Tribut, Italian
tributo, Latin
tributum, Norwegian
tributt, Swedish
tribut
