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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
4Latinvireō—
5Latin-idae—
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