English
arbustive
Arbustive comes from Latin arbustīvus ‘planted with trees’, from arbustus ‘shrub’, and ultimately from 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 CEarboras arbōs‘a tree’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbustus‘shrub’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbustīvus‘planted with trees’
- Englishearliest quotation 1791arbustive
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 CEarboras arbōs‘a tree’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbustus‘shrub’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbustīvus‘planted with trees’
- Englishearliest quotation 1791arbustive
Earliest quotation: 1791, William Bartram, Travels through North and South Carolina: “[…] the atmosphere was now animated with the efficient…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- ‘high’
through Old Latin arbōs
through Latin arbor ‘a tree’
Today it means
adj containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- / arbustive