Where does “verdire” come from?

verdire (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto diri, from Occitan dire, from Old Occitan dire, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

verdire (Esperanto): to tell the truth, truth be told

Definitions

to tell the truth, truth be told

Ancestry of “verdire”, step by step

verdire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto diri

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	diri	to say, tell
2	Occitan	dire	to say; to mean; to signify
3	Old Occitan	dire	to say
4	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
6	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
8	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
9	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10	Latin	calceus	shoe
11	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
12	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Esperanto vera

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	vera	true

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →