Where does “viridness” come from?
viridness (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.
viridness (English): viridity; greenness
Ancestry of “viridness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | virid | A green colour; Green, verdant; Any of a group of... |
| 2 | Latin | viriditas | greenness, verdure, viridity |
| 3 | Latin | -tās | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |