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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- →Every word from Latin arbos →