Where does “pirarbo” come from?
pirarbo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto arbo, from French arbre, from Old French arbre, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
pirarbo (Esperanto): pear tree
Definitions
- pear tree
Ancestry of “pirarbo”, step by step
pirarbo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto arbo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | arbo | tree |
| 2 | French | arbre | tree; axle; drive shaft |
| 3 | Old French | arbre | tree |
| 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 |