φορβή
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- (Homeric) forage, fodder, food, booty
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek φέρβω (feed, nourish) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (grow, become green).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰreh₁-
Gloss
grow, become green
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forb English
- ghrelin English
- growth English
- overgraze English
- gramen Latin
- herba Latin
- Φόρβας Ancient Greek
- φέρβω Ancient Greek
- ἱπποφορβός Ancient Greek
- ὑφορβός Ancient Greek
- *gʰreh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰrōni- Proto-Indo-European
- *grasą Proto-Germanic
- *grōaną Proto-Germanic
- *grōniz Proto-Germanic
- grasian Old English
- غرواس Persian