Etymograph

English

herbid

Herbid comes from Latin herbidus ‘grassy’, and goes back to herba.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEherba1‘grass, herbage’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEherbidus2‘grassy’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1657herbid2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin herbidus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English herbid
  3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1657, Jean de Renou: “The Roseous Plantain is so called, because it beares…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEherbaWiktionary, Latin herbidus‘grass, herbage’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEherbidusWiktionary, English herbid‘grassy’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1657herbidWiktionary, English herbid. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 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’

arbor, herbaceous, 5 more

Today it means

adj Covered with herbs.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “herbid”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin herbidus. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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