Where does “arboriculture” come from?

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

arboriculture (English): The branch of horticulture concerned with the...

Definitions

  1. The branch of horticulture concerned with the...

Ancestry of “arboriculture”, step by step

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

Words derived from “arboriculture”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →