Etymograph

English

arboretum

Arboretum comes from Latin arborētum ‘place with trees growing, plantation of trees’, from arbor ‘tree’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- ‘high’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃erdʰ-‘high’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃r̥dʰōsreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*arðōs‘tree’reconstructed
  4. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEarbōs
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbor‘tree’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarborētum‘place with trees growing, plantation of trees’
  7. Englishtodayarboretum

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃erdʰ-‘high’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃r̥dʰōsreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*arðōs‘tree’reconstructed
  4. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEarbōs
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbor‘tree’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarborētum‘place with trees growing, plantation of trees’
  7. Englishtodayarboretum

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- ‘high’

arduous, 28 more

Today it means

noun A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- / arboretum

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