Where does “verdura” come from?

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

verdura (Galician): greenness; greenery; verdure; greens; vegetable,...

Definitions

  1. greenness; greenery; verdure; greens; vegetable,...

Ancestry of “verdura”, step by step

verdura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sicilian virdura

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

via Galician verde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianverdegreen; unripe; The color green
2Old Portugueseverdegreen
Every word from Latin -idaeEvery word from Latin vireōEvery word from Latin viridis