Where does “arboreal” come from?

Arboreal comes from English -al attached to English aldehyde, which derives from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- meaning tree and the Proto-Indo-European agent suffix -wós.

arboreal (English): Of, relating to, or resembling a tree; Living in...

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a tree; Living in...

Ancestry of “arboreal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarboreustree; tree-like, wooden
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

Words derived from “arboreal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- →Every word from Latin arbos →