Where does “arbustive” come from?
arbustive (English) comes from Latin arbustivus, from Latin arbustum, from Latin arbustus, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
arbustive (English): containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered...
Definitions
- containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered...
Ancestry of “arbustive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | arbustivus | planted with trees; bound or fastened to a tree |
| 2 | Latin | arbustum | A plantation, orchard, vineyard planted with... |
| 3 | Latin | arbustus | set or planted with trees, wooded, forested |
| 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 |