Where does “erba” come from?

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

erba (Kabuverdianu): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “erba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseervaherb; grass; weed
2Old Portugueseervaherb; weed
3Latinherbagrass, herbage; herb; weeds
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Latin herba →Every word from Old Portuguese erva →