Where does “arbre” come from?

arbre (French) comes 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.

arbre (French): tree; axle; drive shaft

Definitions

  1. tree; axle; drive shaft

Ancestry of “arbre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharbretree
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

Words derived from “arbre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →