Where does “arborio” come from?
arborio (English) comes from Italian arborio, from Italian Arborio, from Latin arboreus, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
arborio (English): A variety of short-grained starchy rice with a...
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- A variety of short-grained starchy rice with a...
Ancestry of “arborio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | arborio | arborio variety of short-grained rice |
| 2 | Italian | Arborio | Alternative letter-case form of arborio |
| 3 | Latin | arboreus | tree; tree-like, wooden |
| 4 | Latin | arbor | a tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the... |
| 5 | Latin | arbos | Alternative form of arbor |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |