Where does “herba” come from?

herba (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese erva, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

herba (Galician): herb; weed; grass

Definitions

  1. herb; weed; grass

Ancestry of “herba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseervaherb; weed
2Latinherbagrass, herbage; herb; weeds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “herba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Latin herba →Every word from Old Portuguese erva →