Etymology of the French word herbe
the Old French word
herbederived from the Latin word
herba (herb, grass)
Date
The earliest known usage of herbe in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
désherber,
herbage,
herbeiller,
herbette,
herbu,
herbier,
herber,
herberie,
herbière,
herbue,
herbière,
herbivore,
malherbe,
enherber,
herbicide,
malherbologieDerivations in other languages
English
herb, English
sampiereCognates
Italian
erba, Latin
herba, Provençal
erba, Spanish
yervaUsage
Word found in Old French
