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Where does “arboresce” come from?

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

arboresce (English): To become a tree or tree-like, branching

Definitions

  1. To become a tree or tree-like, branching

Ancestry of “arboresce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinarborescoI become a tree
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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