Where does “vireo” come from?

vireo (English) comes from Translingual Vireo, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

vireo (English): Any of a number of small insectivorous passerine...

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of small insectivorous passerine...

Ancestry of “vireo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualVireogenus
2Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
3Latin-idae—

Words derived from “vireo”

Every word from Latin -idae →Every word from Latin vireō →Every word from Translingual Vireo →