Where does “Baie Verte” come from?

Baie Verte (French) comes from French vert, from Old French vert, from Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

Ancestry of “Baie Verte”, step by step

Baie Verte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French vert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvertgreen
2Old Frenchvertgreen; green, of a green color
3Latinvirdis
4Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
5Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
6Latin-idae

via French baie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaieberry; bay; feminine singular of bai
2Frenchbaibay
3Old Frenchbaibay-colored
4Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow
Every word from Latin -idae
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