Where does “uva ursi” come from?

uva ursi (English) comes from Latin uva, from Proto-Italic *oiwā.

uva ursi (English): The bearberry

Definitions

  1. The bearberry

Ancestry of “uva ursi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinuvagrape; ablative singular of ūva
2Proto-Italic*oiwā
Every word from Proto-Italic *oiwāEvery word from Latin uva