Where does “arborícola” come from?
arborícola (Spanish) comes from Spanish arbori, from Latin arboreus, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
arborícola (Spanish): arboreal; living in trees
Definitions
- arboreal; living in trees
Ancestry of “arborícola”, step by step
arborícola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish arbori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | arbori | — |
| 2 | Latin | arboreus | tree; tree-like, wooden |
| 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 |