Where does “tomate-arbóreo” come from?

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

tomate-arbóreo (Portuguese): tamarillo (Solanum betaceum)

Definitions

  1. tamarillo (Solanum betaceum)

Ancestry of “tomate-arbóreo”, step by step

tomate-arbóreo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese arbóreo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesearbóreoarboreal pertaining to trees
2Latinarboreustree; tree-like, wooden
3Latinarbora tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the...
4LatinarbosAlternative form of arbor
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Portuguese tomate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetomatetomato; a blushed face
2Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
3Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
4Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós
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