Where does “árbol” come from?
árbol (Leonese) comes from Old Leonese arbol, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
árbol (Leonese): tree
Ancestry of “árbol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Leonese | arbol | tree |
| 2 | Latin | arbor | a tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the... |
| 3 | Latin | arbos | Alternative form of arbor |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |