érable

Concepts

maple

Acer

maple tree

sycamore

fall colors

leaves changing color

genus Acer

maples

sugar-maple

autumn colours

Synonyms

Acer

faux platane

sycomore

couleurs d’automne

acer

Translations

Ahorn

acero

arce

esdoorn

bordo

akçaağaç

ácer

ahorn

auró

acer

aak

roble

σφεντάμι

قيقب

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.ʁabl/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: airable

Cognate with Old Irish: ficabull

Cognate with Welsh: criafol

In summary

Inherited from Old French airable, from older arable, from Gallic Vulgar Latin or Late Latin acerābulus, from Latin acer (“maple”) + Gaulish *aballo- (“apple-tree”). Compare Old Irish ficabull (“fig-tree”), Welsh criafol (“mountain-ash”).