Where does “semiarboreal” come from?
semiarboreal (English) comes from English arboreal, from Latin arboreus, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
semiarboreal (English): Which sometimes dwells in trees
Definitions
- Which sometimes dwells in trees
Ancestry of “semiarboreal”, step by step
semiarboreal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arboreal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arboreal | Of, relating to, or resembling a tree; Living in... |
| 2 | Latin | arboreus | tree; tree-like, wooden |
| 3 | Latin | arbor | a tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the... |
| 4 | Latin | arbos | Alternative form of arbor |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |