Where does “pliverdiĝi” come from?

pliverdiĝi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pli, from French plus, from Old French plus, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

pliverdiĝi (Esperanto): to become greener

Definitions

  1. to become greener

Ancestry of “pliverdiĝi”, step by step

pliverdiĝi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto pli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoplimore
2Frenchplusmore, -er; more; the most, -est
3Old Frenchplusmore than
4Latinplūsmore; more of
5Old Latinplous
6Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-

via Esperanto verda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoverdagreen in color green colour
2Italianverdegreen; pale; unripe
3Late Latinvirdis
4Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
5Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
6Latin-idae
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-Every word from Old Latin plousEvery word from Latin plūs
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