− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] tribus, a division of the [[Roman]] people, tribe | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] tribus, a division of the [[Roman]] people, tribe |
| The [[English]] [[word]] tribe occurs in 13th century Middle English [[literature]] as referring to one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Tribes_of_Israel Twelve Tribes of Israel]. The word is from Old French tribu, in turn from Latin tribus, referring to the original tripartite [[ethnic]] division of the Roman state: Ramnes (Ramnenses), Tities (Titienses), and Luceres, corresponding, according to Varro, to the Latins, Sabines, and Etruscans respectively. The Ramnes were named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus Romulus], leader of the Latins, Tities after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatius Tatius], leader of the Sabines, and Luceres after Lucumo, leader of an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscans Etruscan] army that had assisted the Latins. According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livy Livy], the three tribes were in fact squadrons of knights, rather than ethnic divisions. | | The [[English]] [[word]] tribe occurs in 13th century Middle English [[literature]] as referring to one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Tribes_of_Israel Twelve Tribes of Israel]. The word is from Old French tribu, in turn from Latin tribus, referring to the original tripartite [[ethnic]] division of the Roman state: Ramnes (Ramnenses), Tities (Titienses), and Luceres, corresponding, according to Varro, to the Latins, Sabines, and Etruscans respectively. The Ramnes were named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus Romulus], leader of the Latins, Tities after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatius Tatius], leader of the Sabines, and Luceres after Lucumo, leader of an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscans Etruscan] army that had assisted the Latins. According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livy Livy], the three tribes were in fact squadrons of knights, rather than ethnic divisions. |
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