arbor

arbor · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromarbor“tree”
2. Late Latin · derived fromherbārium
3. Latin · derived fromherba“grass, herb”
4. Old French · derived fromerbier“field, meadow, kitchen garden”
5. Middle English · inherited fromarbour
6. English todayarbor

From Middle English arbour, erbour, from Old French erbier (“field, meadow, kitchen garden”), from erbe (“grass, herb”), from Latin herba (“grass, herb”) (English herb). (Compare Late Latin herbārium, although erbier is possibly an independent formation.) The spelling was influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).

arbor · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromarbor“tree”
2. French · borrowed fromarbre“tree, axis”
3. English todayarbor

Borrowed from French arbre (“tree, axis”), spelling influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).

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