Where does “arboricole” come from?
arboricole (English) comes from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
arboricole (English): arboreal
Ancestry of “arboricole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | arbor | a tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the... |
| 2 | Latin | arbos | Alternative form of arbor |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |