English
tribunal
Tribunal comes from Latin tribūnal.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtribūnal
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400tribunal
- Englishearliest quotation 1611same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtribūnal
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400tribunal
- Englishearliest quotation 1611same form
Earliest quotation: 1611, Thomas Coryate, Italy: “Having now so amply declared unto thee most of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tréyes ‘three’
three, tri, tern, troika, 13 more
through Latin trēs ‘three’
trinity, trio, trey, tres, triplex, 11 more
through Latin tribus ‘tribe’
distribution, contribution, contribute, tribe, tribal, distribute, contributor, retribution, attribution, 5 more
Today it means
noun An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin tribūnal / tribunal