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
- A collection of dried plants or parts of plants;...
Ancestry of “herbarium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | herbarium | a herbarium; a collection of dried plants; a... |
| 2 | Latin | herbārius | — |
| 3 | Latin | herba | grass, herbage; herb; weeds |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
Words derived from “herbarium”