Where does “verbena” come from?
Verbena comes from Latin verbena, derived from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ-, werb-, and wer-, though the original meaning remains uncertain.
verbena (English): "Verbena", a genus of herbaceous plants of which...
Definitions
- "Verbena", a genus of herbaceous plants of which...
Ancestry of “verbena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | verbena | foliage, especially that of olive, myrtle etc... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | werbʰ- | to enclose |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “verbena”