Where does “arbóreo” come from?

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

arbóreo (Portuguese): arboreal pertaining to trees

Definitions

  1. arboreal pertaining to trees

Ancestry of “arbóreo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarboreustree; tree-like, wooden
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 “arbóreo”

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