Where does “arborescence” come from?
arborescence (French) comes from French arborescent, from Latin arborēscēns, from Latin arboresco, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
arborescence (French): arborescence
Definitions
- arborescence
Ancestry of “arborescence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | arborescent | arborescent |
| 2 | Latin | arborēscēns | becoming a tree |
| 3 | Latin | arboresco | I become a 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 |