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herba.

herb, grass;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈhɛr.ba]Classical-Latin[ˈɛr.ba]
  1. grass, herbage

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. herb

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. weeds

    declension-1 · feminine
  4. plant

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-dʰ? Latin herba Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-dʰ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”), and compared to grāmen (“grass, turf”) and English grass. However, De Vaan is skeptical of this derivation, preferring the variant *ǵʰreh₁-, noting that *gʰer-dʰ cannot be derived from this *ǵʰreh₁-, and leaves the origin open.

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