English
arboriform
Arboriform comes from Latin arbor ‘tree’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- ‘high’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃erdʰ-‘high’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃r̥dʰōsreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*arðōs‘tree’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEarbōs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbor‘tree’
- Englishtodayarboriform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃erdʰ-‘high’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃r̥dʰōsreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*arðōs‘tree’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEarbōs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbor‘tree’
- Englishtodayarboriform
Formed from -iform
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- ‘high’
through Latin arbor ‘tree’
Today it means
adj Resembling a tree in shape or appearance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- / arboriform