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Where does “viridity” come from?

viridity (English) comes from English virid, from Latin viriditas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

viridity (English): The state or condition of being virid

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being virid

Ancestry of “viridity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishviridA green colour; Green, verdant; Any of a group of...
2Latinviriditasgreenness, verdure, viridity
3Latin-tās—
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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