Where does “vardua” come from?
vardua (Albanian) comes from Italian verdone, from Italian verde, from Late Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
vardua (Albanian): greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Definitions
- greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Ancestry of “vardua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | verdone | dark green |
| 2 | Italian | verde | green; pale; unripe |
| 3 | Late Latin | virdis | — |
| 4 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 5 | Latin | vireō | to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth |
| 6 | Latin | -idae | — |