from Latin herba, herbae, "herb, grass"
from Old French erbe, from Middle English erbe, herbe "non-woody plant; plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine"
15th "h" was restored to the spelling, on the basis of Latin, but remained mute
In German, Erbe "means "heritage, legacy, inheritance"
~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
⚜ | classic definition |
☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |