Where does “erba” come from?

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

erba (Italian): grass; herb; marijuana

Definitions

  1. grass; herb; marijuana

Ancestry of “erba”, step by step

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

Words derived from “erba”

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