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Where does “hèrbeux” come from?

hèrbeux (Norman) comes from Latin herbosus, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

hèrbeux (Norman): grassy

Definitions

  1. grassy

Ancestry of “hèrbeux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinherbosusgrassy, full of grass or herbs; grass-colored
2Latinherbagrass, herbage; herb; weeds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
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