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herbal

/ˈɜːbəl/UR-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈɝbəl/UR-buhl

Meaningrelating to herbs

Common meaning: made from herbs

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Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bharb-‘eat’source
  2. Latinherba‘grass, fodder, herb’source
  3. Old Frenchherbe‘plant’source
  4. Middle Englishherbe‘plant’source
  5. Englishherb‘plant used for flavouring or medicine’
  6. Englishformed in English from herbherbal‘made from herbs’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from herb + -al.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), HERB, p.263 · scan

Roots

  • herba Latin “grass, a green plant”

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