Where does “arbocer” come from?

arbocer (Catalan) comes from Occitan arboç, from Latin arbuteus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

arbocer (Catalan): strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo)

Definitions

  1. strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo)

Ancestry of “arbocer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanarboç—
2Latinarbuteusof the strawberry tree
3Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
4Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →