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Where does “arbor” come from?

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

arbor (Latin): a tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the...

Definitions

  1. a tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the...

Ancestry of “arbor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinarbosAlternative form of arbor
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
3Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “arbor”

  • arboreal
  • arbuscular
  • arboretum
  • arborescent
  • arboriculture
  • arborvitae
  • arborescence
  • arboreous
  • arboriculturist
  • arboreality
  • arboreally
  • nonarboreal
  • periarbuscular
  • semiarboreal
  • arbustive
  • arboriform
  • arborealism
  • arbuscle
  • arboricole
  • arborator
  • subarborescent
  • arbust
  • arborary
  • arboresce
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