Where does “herbarium” come from?

Herbarium comes from Latin herbarium, derived from herbarius meaning of herbs, from herba meaning plant or grass, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰreH₁-.

herbarium (English): A collection of dried plants or parts of plants;...

Definitions

  1. A collection of dried plants or parts of plants;...

Ancestry of “herbarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinherbariuma herbarium; a collection of dried plants; a...
2Latinherbāriusbotanist; one skilled in the knowledge of plants
3Latinherbagrass, herbage; herb; weeds
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “herbarium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Latin herba →Every word from Latin herbārius →