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Where does “verderer” come from?

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

verderer (English): An official in charge of a royal forest; in...

Definitions

  1. An official in charge of a royal forest; in...

Ancestry of “verderer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchverdier—
2Old Frenchvertgreen; green, of a green color
3Latinvirdis—
4Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
5Latinvireō—
6Latin-idae—
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