Where does “herba” come from?

herba (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan erba, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

herba (Catalan): herb; grass; marijuana

Definitions

  1. herb; grass; marijuana

Ancestry of “herba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanerba
2Latinherbagrass, herbage; herb; weeds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “herba

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-Every word from Latin herbaEvery word from Old Catalan erba