Where does “èrba” come from?

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

èrba (Occitan): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “èrba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanerbagrass
2Latinherbagrass, herbage; herb; weeds
3Proto-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 Occitan erba →