LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

tribūtus1

tribūtus (feminine tribūta, neuter tribūtum)

Meaning

  1. adjectiveforming tribes
  2. adjectiveformed by tribes

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetribūtustribūtatribūtum
genitivetribūtītribūtaetribūtī
dativetribūtōtribūtaetribūtō
accusativetribūtumtribūtamtribūtum
ablativetribūtōtribūtātribūtō
vocativetribūtetribūtatribūtum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetribūtītribūtaetribūta
genitivetribūtōrumtribūtārumtribūtōrum
dativetribūtīstribūtīstribūtīs
accusativetribūtōstribūtāstribūta
ablativetribūtīstribūtīstribūtīs
vocativetribūtītribūtaetribūta

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

vectigalia, tributa pendere
to pay taxes.
tributorum multitudine premi
to be crushed by numerous imposts.
vectigalia, tributa alicui imponere
to impose tribute on some one.
immunis (tributorum) (Verr. 5. 21. 51)
exempt from taxation.

trĭbūtus, a, um, Part. of tribuo.
trĭbūtus, a, um, adj. tribus,
I. formed or arranged into tribes: comitia, Laelius Felix ap. Gell. 15, 27, 4; Liv. 2, 60, 4 sq.; 2, 56, 2 sq.; v. comitium.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tridʰ(h₁)ús?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tribʰú(H)s?
  8. Proto-Italic*triðus
  9. Latintribūtus

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin tribūtus From tribū(s) + -tus.

verbfirst/second-declension participle
tribūtus2
tribūtus (feminine tribūta, neuter tribūtum)

Meaning

  1. participlebestowed

trĭbūtus, i, v. tributum, under tribuo
I. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tridʰ(h₁)ús?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tribʰú(H)s?
  8. Proto-Italic*triðus
  9. Latintribūtus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tribuō Latin tributus Perfect passive participle of tribuō.

Quick answers

What does tribūtus mean in Latin?
tribūtus, a adjective, means “forming tribes; formed by tribes”.
Where does tribūtus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes → Proto-Indo-European *tri- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *tridʰ(h₁)ús? → Proto-Indo-European *tri- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- → Proto-Indo-European *tribʰú(H)s? → Proto-Italic *triðus → Latin tribūtus.