Where does “vernalgrass” come from?
vernalgrass (English) comes from English vernal, from Latin vernālis, from Latin vernus, from Latin vēr, from Latin veror, from Proto-Italic wezor, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.
vernalgrass (English): A plant of the genus Anthoxanthum
Definitions
- A plant of the genus Anthoxanthum
Ancestry of “vernalgrass”, step by step
vernalgrass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vernal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vernal | Pertaining to or occurring in spring; Having... |
| 2 | Latin | vernālis | spring the season; vernal |
| 3 | Latin | vernus | spring; vernal |
| 4 | Latin | vēr | spring |
| 5 | Latin | veror | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wezor | spring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |
via English grass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grass | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by... |
| 2 | Middle English | gras | A grass; Any plant; especially a herbaceous one;... |
| 3 | Old English | græs | grass |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gras | grass |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |