Where does “verdure” come from?

verdure (French) comes from Sicilian virdura, from Sicilian virdi, from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

verdure (French): verdure, greenness

Definitions

  1. verdure, greenness

Ancestry of “verdure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianvirduravegetables, greens
2Sicilianvirdigreen
3Vulgar Latinvirdis
4Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
5Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
6Latin-idae

Words derived from “verdure

Every word from Latin -idae