Where does “arboretum” come from?

arboretum (Finnish) comes from Latin arborētum, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

arboretum (Finnish): arboretum

Definitions

  1. arboretum

Ancestry of “arboretum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarborētumarboretum, plantation of trees
2Latinarbora tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the...
3LatinarbosAlternative form of arbor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- →Every word from Latin arbos →