Where does “arbutus” come from?

Arbutus comes from Latin arbutus, a tree name of unknown ultimate origin.

arbutus (English): A flowering plant in the genus "Arbutus": the...

Definitions

  1. A flowering plant in the genus "Arbutus": the...

Ancestry of “arbutus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual"Arbutus"
2Latinarbutusstrawberry tree
Every word from Latin arbutusEvery word from Translingual "Arbutus"
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