Where does “verdantness” come from?
verdantness (English) comes from English verdant, from Middle French verdoyant, from Old French verdier, from Old French vert, from Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
verdantness (English): The quality of being verdant
Definitions
- The quality of being verdant
Ancestry of “verdantness”, step by step
verdantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English verdant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verdant | Green in colour; Abundant in verdure; lush with... |
| 2 | Middle French | verdoyant | — |
| 3 | Old French | verdier | — |
| 4 | Old French | vert | green; green, of a green color |
| 5 | Latin | virdis | — |
| 6 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 7 | Latin | vireō | to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth |
| 8 | Latin | -idae | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |