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Where does “árbol” come from?

árbol (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish arbor, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

árbol (Spanish): tree; mast

Definitions

  1. tree; mast

Ancestry of “árbol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanisharbortree
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 “árbol”

  • arboladura
  • arbolar
  • arbolito
  • enarbolar
  • arbolote
  • arbola
  • àrbulu
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