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tribal

/ˈtɹaɪbəl/TRIGH-buhl
/ˈtɹaɪbəl/TRIGH-buhl

Meaningrelating to one of the three peoples of early Rome

Common meaning: relating to tribe

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bhu-‘grow, become, be, dwell, build’source
  2. Latintribus‘a tribe’source
  3. Frenchtribusource
  4. Englishtribe‘a people sharing descent’
  5. Englishformed in English from tribetribal‘relating to tribe’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: relating to one of the three peoples of early Rome. It can be inferred from any of: tribe.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from tribe + -al (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • tribus Latin · source word “one of the three peoples of Rome”

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