Etymology

arboreal

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or resembling a tree. Full definition →

Latin arboreus
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  1. Latin · derived fromarboreus“tree-like”
  2. English todayarboreal

From Latin arboreus (“tree-like”) + -al, mid-17th century.

Words from the same roots

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