Where does “herbo” come from?
herbo (Ido) comes from Spanish hierba, from Spanish -ero, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
herbo (Ido): herb
Definitions
- herb
Ancestry of “herbo”, step by step
herbo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish hierba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | hierba | herb; grass; weed |
| 2 | Spanish | -ero | forms occupations and other agent nouns from... |
| 3 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via English Herb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Herb | A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season |
| 2 | Middle English | herbe | A herbaceous plant |
| 3 | Old French | erbe | grass; herb |
| 4 | Latin | herba | grass, herbage; herb; weeds |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |