arborvitae
English
/ˌɑɹbɚˈvaɪti/, /ˌɑɹbɚˈvaɪtə/
noun
Definitions
- Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species , grown for timber or ornament.
- (anatomy) The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum that has a branching structure.
Etymology
Affix from Latin arbor (tree) + Latin vitae (of life).
Origin
Latin
vitae
Gloss
of life
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Nullarbor English
- arboreous English
- arboricity English
- arboriculture English
- arborise English
- arborol English
- arborolatry English
- arbor Latin
- arboresco Latin
- arboretum Latin
- arbustum Latin
- arbōs Latin
- vitae Latin
- árbóc Hungarian
- arboriser French
- arbre French
- arborizar Spanish, Castilian
- árbol Spanish, Castilian
- *h₃erdʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- arborizar Portuguese
- arbere Middle English
- arbre Old French
- jarbol Serbo-Croatian
- јарбол Serbo-Croatian
- arboro Ido
- јарбол Macedonian
- àrvulu Sicilian
- àlbaro Venetian
- arbanèlla Ligurian
- èrbo Ligurian
- arvulo Neapolitan
- arbōs Old Latin