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Where does “arborary” come from?

arborary (English) comes from Latin arborarius, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

arborary (English): Of or pertaining to trees; arboreal

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to trees; arboreal

Ancestry of “arborary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarborarius—
2Latinarbora tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the...
3LatinarbosAlternative form of arbor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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