Where does “erbatico” come from?
erbatico (Italian) comes from Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
erbatico (Italian): herbage (right to graze or pasture animals)
Definitions
- herbage (right to graze or pasture animals)
Ancestry of “erbatico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | herbāticum | payment for the right to pasture |
| 2 | Latin | herba | grass, herbage; herb; weeds |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |