Where does “irbos” come from?

irbos (Aromanian) comes from Latin herbosus, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

irbos (Aromanian): grassy

Definitions

  1. grassy

Ancestry of “irbos”, step by step

irbos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin herbosus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinherbosusgrassy, full of grass or herbs; grass-colored
2Latinherbagrass, herbage; herb; weeds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Aromanian earbã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianearbãgrass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Latin herba →Every word from Latin herbosus →