Etymology

arbour

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Today it means: UK standard spelling of arbor. Full definition →

Middle English arbere ← Latin arbor
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arbour · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromarbor“tree”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromarbere
  3. English todayarbour

From Middle English arbere, arber, an alteration of herber, erber (“pleasure garden; herb garden”) influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).

Arbour · proper noun2

* As a French surname, rendition of the Germanic name Hardburg, equivalent to hard + burg. Compare Harbour. * As an English surname, variant of Harbour.

Words from the same roots

Latinarbor all →

arborarboriculturearboreousarboricityarboriformarborolarborolatry

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