herb的词源

英文词源

herb (n.)

c. 1300, erbe "non-woody plant," from Old French erbe "grass, herb, plant" (12c.), from Latin herba "grass, an herb, herbage, turf." Refashioned after Latin since 15c., but the h- was mute until 19c. Slang meaning "marijuana" is attested from 1960s.

中文词源

herb：草，草本植物，草药

来自拉丁语herba,草，草药，来自PIE*ghre,生长，词源同grass.

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