Where does “herba punteira” come from?

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

herba punteira (Galician): houseleek

Definitions

  1. houseleek

Ancestry of “herba punteira”, step by step

herba punteira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician herba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianherbaherb; weed; grass
2Old Portugueseervaherb; weed
3Latinherbagrass, herbage; herb; weeds
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Galician punteira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpunteira—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Latin herba →Every word from Old Portuguese erva →