Where does “arbolito” come from?

arbolito (Spanish) comes from Spanish árbol, 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.

arbolito (Spanish): Diminutive of árbol: little tree

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of árbol: little tree

Ancestry of “arbolito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishárboltree; mast
2Old Spanisharbortree
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-Every word from Latin arbos