Where does “arbore-de-cauciuc” come from?
arbore-de-cauciuc (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
arbore-de-cauciuc (Romanian): rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)
Definitions
- rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)
Ancestry of “arbore-de-cauciuc”, step by step
arbore-de-cauciuc traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | de | from; of; by |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Romanian arbore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | arbore | tree |
| 2 | Romanian | arbure | Alternative form of arbore |
| 3 | Latin | arbor | a tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the... |
| 4 | Latin | arbos | Alternative form of arbor |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Romanian cauciuc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cauciuc | rubber |
| 2 | French | caoutchouc | rubber |
| 3 | Spanish | caucho | rubber |
| 4 | Quechua | kawchu | rubber |