English
herbid
Herbid comes from Latin herbidus ‘grassy’, and goes back to herba.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEherba‘grass, herbage’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEherbidus‘grassy’
- Englishearliest quotation 1657herbid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEherba‘grass, herbage’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEherbidus‘grassy’
- Englishearliest quotation 1657herbid
Earliest quotation: 1657, Jean de Renou: “The Roseous Plantain is so called, because it beares…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow (of plants?)’
green, grow, grass, groom, gourmet, graze, greedily, ambergris, yerba, 17 more
through Latin herba ‘grass, herbage’
Today it means
adj Covered with herbs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin herba / herbid