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Where does “erba” come from?

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

erba (Old Occitan): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

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”

  • herba
  • èrba
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