Where does “Biliverdin” come from?
Biliverdin (German) comes from Italian verde, from Late Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
Biliverdin (German): biliverdin
Ancestry of “Biliverdin”, step by step
Biliverdin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian verde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | verde | green; pale; unripe |
| 2 | Late Latin | virdis | — |
| 3 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 4 | Latin | vireō | to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth |
| 5 | Latin | -idae | — |
via Latin bīlis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | bīlis | bile |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
Words derived from “Biliverdin”