Where does “verjus” come from?

verjus (French) comes from French jus, from Middle French jus, from Old French jus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

verjus (French): verjuice; wine which is too green

Definitions

  1. verjuice; wine which is too green

Ancestry of “verjus”, step by step

verjus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French jus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjusjuice; coffee; electricity, energy, power, juice
2Middle Frenchjusjuice; down, downwards
3Old Frenchjusjuice; down
4Latiniūslaw, right
5Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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

Words derived from “verjus

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-