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arbor

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of arbor

circa 1300, herber "herb garden, pleasure garden"
from Old French erbier "field, meadow; kitchen garden"
Not considered to stem from Latin arbor "tree", though the Latin word may have influenced the final spelling. The change from er- to ar- before consonants (in Middle English) signifies a pronunciation shift.

arbor noun

herb garden
- See also herbifer

a shelter of vines or branches or of latticework covered with climbing shrubs or vines

arbor- combining form
or arbori-

tree

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Specific examples and quotes of arbor

"Originally signifying a place for the cultivation of herbs, a pleasure-ground, garden, subsequently applied to the bower or rustic shelter which commonly occupied the most conspicuous situation in the garden; and thus the etymological reference to herbs being no longer apparent, the spelling was probably accommodated to the notion of being sheltered by trees or shrubs (arbor)."

"A Dictionary of English Etymology"
by Hensleigh Wedgwood, 1859

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