Where does “Wirsing” come from?

Wirsing (German) comes from Italian verza, from Vulgar Latin virdia, from Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

Wirsing (German): Savoy cabbage

Definitions

  1. Savoy cabbage

Ancestry of “Wirsing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianverzaSavoy cabbage
2Vulgar Latinvirdiacabbage
3Latinvirdis—
4Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
5Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
6Latin-idae—
Every word from Latin -idae →Every word from Latin vireō →Every word from Latin viridis →