Etymology

arboricide

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Today it means: Any herbicide intended to kill trees or shrubs. Full definition →

Latin arbor ← Old Latin arbōs ← Proto-Italic *arðōs
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃érdʰeti?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃erdʰ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃r̥dʰōs
  6. Proto-Italic*arðōs
  7. Old Latinarbōs
  8. Latinarbor
  9. English todayarboricide

From Latin arbor + English -icide.

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