Where does “verdello” come from?

verdello (Galician) comes from Galician verde, from Old Portuguese verde, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

verdello (Galician): seaweeds that cover the rocks in the low tide;...

Definitions

  1. seaweeds that cover the rocks in the low tide;...

Ancestry of “verdello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianverdegreen; unripe; The color green
2Old Portugueseverdegreen
3Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
4Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
5Latin-idae—
Every word from Latin -idae →Every word from Latin vireō →Every word from Latin viridis →