Where does “herbo” come from?

herbo (Esperanto) comes from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

herbo (Esperanto): grass; herb

Definitions

  1. grass; herb

Ancestry of “herbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinherbagrass, herbage; herb; weeds
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “herbo”

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