LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

arboreus

arboreus (feminine arborea, neuter arboreum)
Classical[arˈbɔ.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[arˈbɔː.re.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationaltree; tree-like, wooden

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativearboreusarboreaarboreum
genitivearboreīarboreaearboreī
dativearboreōarboreaearboreō
accusativearboreumarboreamarboreum
ablativearboreōarboreāarboreō
vocativearboreearboreaarboreum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativearboreīarboreaearborea
genitivearboreōrumarboreārumarboreōrum
dativearboreīsarboreīsarboreīs
accusativearboreōsarboreāsarborea
ablativearboreīsarboreīsarboreīs
vocativearboreīarboreaearborea

arbŏrĕus (arbŏrĭus, Varr. L. L. 5, § 137 Müll.), a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or pertaining to a tree: frondes arboreae, Ov. M. 1, 632; 4, 637: radix, id. ib. 8, 379: umbra, id. ib. 10, 129: fetus = poma, id. ib. 4, 125; 10, 665; 13, 820; 14, 625; 15, 97: fetus, Verg. G. 1, 55; Col. poët. 10, 401: fruges, Cornif. ap. Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 55: coma, tresses, locks, i. e. leaves, = frondes, Prop. 3, 14, 28: comae, Ov. Am. 2, 16, 36: frondes, id. ib. 3, 5, 7: folia, Plin. 21, 15, 51, § 87: cornua cervorum, branching, Verg. A. 1, 190: telum coruscat, Ingens, arboreum, huge, like a tree, id. ib. 12, 888: Harundini Indicae (est) arborea amplitudo, attains the size of a tree, Plin. 16, 36, 65, § 162.

Origins

  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. Latinarboreus

Latin -eus Latin arboreus From arbor + -eus.

Descendants
  • Catalanarbori
  • Englisharboreous
  • Italianarboreo
  • Portuguesearbóreo
  • Spanisharbóreo
  • Galicianarbóreo

Quick answers

What does arboreus mean in Latin?
arboreus, a adjective, means “tree; tree-like, wooden”.
How do you pronounce arboreus?
In classical Latin, [arˈbɔ.re.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [arˈbɔː.re.us].
Where does arboreus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰeti? → Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃r̥dʰōs → Proto-Italic *arðōs → Old Latin arbōs → Latin arboreus.