distribuir
/distɾiˈbwiɾ/ · B2 · verb
to distribute
📦🤝 dis- (apart) + tribuere (allot): hand out shares, like a tribe's tribute split up
Latin distribuere = dis- (apart, in all directions) + tribuere (to allot, assign), the root of tribute and attribute. To distribute is to allot portions apart, out to many people. Spanish distribuir keeps the same shape.