Etymograph

English

tributarily

From tributary + -ly.

Formed from tributary + -ly

Latin tribūtum ‘tribute’

Latin tribūtārius ‘tribute’

Middle English tributarie ‘paying tribute’

English tributary

Today it means

adv In a tributary manner.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tributarily”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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