Where does “ullverd” come from?
ullverd (Catalan) comes from Catalan verd, from Old Occitan vert, from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
ullverd (Catalan): shortnose greeneye (Chlorophthalmus agassizi)
Definitions
- shortnose greeneye (Chlorophthalmus agassizi)
Ancestry of “ullverd”, step by step
ullverd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan verd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | verd | green |
| 2 | Old Occitan | vert | — |
| 3 | Vulgar 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 | — |
via Catalan ull
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ull | eye |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | oclus | eye; Alternative form of oculus |
| 3 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |