myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of tributum

Etymology of the Latin word tributum

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)

English tribute, Spanish tributo

Dutch tribuut, English tribute, French tribut, German Tribut, Italian tributo, Norwegian tributt, Swedish tribut