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The Latin masculine noun tributum ("tribute") -- by way of the Latin masculine singular adjective tributarius ("of or relating to paying tribute") and same-meaning Middle English word tributarie -- is the word from which the English word "tributary" comes. The word in its present form may reference either payment of physical or verbal hommage or a river which flows into a larger water body.
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Where did the word baker come from?
Old English bæcere, from another Old English word, bacan (to bake).
What country does the word corpse come from?
"Corps" is an English word that derives from the Latin word "Corpus".
What country does the name 'Verity' come from?
It comes from England, being an English word for "truth". However, the English word was in its turn derived from Latin.
Where does the term jail come from?
It derives from the 'Old English' word; Gaol.
What country does the word bedroom come from?
From Old English 'bedcofa' or 'bedbur'
What is the Kikuyu word for the English word come?
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What is the root word of tributary?
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Where did the word bayou come from?
From Louisiana French, borrowed from Choctaw 'Bayuk' as a sluggish, marshy tributary of a lake or river
What is a good sentence for the word tributary?
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What is a tributary and how do they come to be?
A tributary is a small stream of water that feeds into a larger stream or into a lake. So the Ohio River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, the Little Miami River is a tributary of the Ohio River, and the Genessee River is a tributary of Lake Ontario.
What is the name of a river or stream that flows into a large river?
A Tributary
What are synonyms of the word tributary?
branch, arm
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What is three letter word for Volga tributary?
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Were did the word gunpowder come from?
The word itself is English.
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What Hebrew word does the number seven come from?
The English word "seven" does not come from Hebrew. It comes from Greek via Old English.
