Where does “terre-verte” come from?

terre-verte (English) comes from French verte, from French vert, from Old French vert, from Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

terre-verte (English): green earth

Definitions

  1. green earth

Ancestry of “terre-verte”, step by step

terre-verte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French verte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvertefeminine singular of vert; green
2Frenchvertgreen
3Old Frenchvertgreen; green, of a green color
4Latinvirdis—
5Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
6Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
7Latin-idae—

via French Terre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchTerreEarth; the Earth
2Middle Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
3Old Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
4LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
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