Where does “verdugo” come from?

verdugo (Chavacano) comes from Spanish verdugo, from Latin virducu-, from Latin virde, from Latin viridem — accusative masculine singular of viridis;...

verdugo (Chavacano): executioner; hangman

Definitions

  1. executioner; hangman

Ancestry of “verdugo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishverdugoexecutioner, hangman; tyrant; puntilla
2Latinvirducu-—
3Latinvirde—
4Latinviridemaccusative masculine singular of viridis;...
Every word from Latin viridem →Every word from Latin virducu- →Every word from Spanish verdugo →