Where does “arbustif” come from?
arbustif (French) comes from Latin arbustivus, from Latin arbustum, from Latin arbustus, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
arbustif (French): having the shape and the size of a bush or a...
Definitions
- having the shape and the size of a bush or a...
Ancestry of “arbustif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | arbustivus | planted with trees; bound or fastened to a tree |
| 2 | Latin | arbustum | A plantation, orchard, vineyard planted with... |
| 3 | Latin | arbustus | set or planted with trees, wooded, forested |
| 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 |