Where does “arbol” come from?

arbol (English) comes from Spanish árbol, from Old Spanish arbor, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

arbol (English): A small and potent kind of Mexican chili pepper

Definitions

  1. A small and potent kind of Mexican chili pepper

Ancestry of “arbol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishárboltree; mast
2Old Spanisharbortree
3Latinarbora tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the...
4LatinarbosAlternative form of arbor
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós
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