Where does “verdâtre” come from?
verdâtre (French) comes from French vert, from Old French vert, from Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
verdâtre (French): greeny, greenish
Ancestry of “verdâtre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | vert | green |
| 2 | Old French | vert | green; green, of a green color |
| 3 | Latin | virdis | — |
| 4 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 5 | Latin | vireō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -idae | — |