Where does “herbacol” come from?

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

herbacol (Catalan): the flowerbuds of the cardoon used as a coagulant

Definitions

  1. the flowerbuds of the cardoon used as a coagulant

Ancestry of “herbacol”, step by step

herbacol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan herba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanherbaherb; grass; marijuana
2Old Catalanerba—
3Latinherbagrass, herbage; herb; weeds
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Catalan cōl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancōlcabbage
2Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
3Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Latin herba →Every word from Old Catalan erba →