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arboretum.

plantation of trees, place growing with trees;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ar.bɔˈreː.tũː]Classical-Latin[ar.boˈrɛː.tum]
  1. arboretum, plantation of trees.

    colloquial · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰeti? Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *h₃r̥dʰōs Proto-Italic *arðōs Old Latin arbōs Latin arbor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin -tum Latin -ētum Latin arborētum From arbor (“tree”) + -ētum (“grove or plantation”). Compare earlier arbustum.

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