Where does “arbuscular” come from?
Arbuscular comes from Latin arbuscularis, formed from arbusculum (small tree) with the Latin suffix -aris, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European -wós.
arbuscular (English): Similar to a small tree; shrublike; Relating to...
Definitions
- Similar to a small tree; shrublike; Relating to...
Ancestry of “arbuscular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 3 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |