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Where does “arbust” come from?

arbust (Romanian) comes from French arbuste, from Latin arbustum, from Latin arbustus, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

arbust (Romanian): bush

Definitions

  1. bush

Ancestry of “arbust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencharbustebush, shrub
2LatinarbustumA plantation, orchard, vineyard planted with...
3Latinarbustusset or planted with trees, wooded, forested
4Latinarbora tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the...
5LatinarbosAlternative form of arbor
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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