Where does “verdin” come from?

verdin (English) comes from Spanish verdín, from Spanish verde, from Old Spanish verde, from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

verdin (English): A small, yellow-headed passerine bird, Auriparus...

Definitions

  1. A small, yellow-headed passerine bird, Auriparus...

Ancestry of “verdin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishverdínsmall (green) plant
2Spanishverdegreen in colour; unripe; inexperienced; naïve
3Old Spanishverdegreen
4Vulgar Latinvirdis—
5Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
6Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
7Latin-idae—
Every word from Latin -idae →