herba

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine) grass, herbage
2. (declension-1, feminine) herb
3. (declension-1, feminine) weeds
4. (declension-1, feminine) plant

Concepts

herb

🌿

grass

plant

🌱

herbs

herbage

’erb

Synonyms

gramen

grāmen

planta

Translations

herbe

erva

🌿

erba

herba

🌿

hierba

🌿

Kraut

🌿

Gras

gras

planta

🌱

planta

🌱

kruid

🌿

çimen

plante

ot

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈhɛr.ba]

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-dʰ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”), and compared to grāmen (“grass, turf”) and English grass. However, De Vaan is skeptical of this derivation, preferring the variant *ǵʰreh₁-, noting that *gʰer-dʰ cannot be derived from this *ǵʰreh₁-, and leaves the origin open.