Where does “verdegrigio” come from?
verdegrigio (Italian) comes from Italian verde, from Late Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
verdegrigio (Italian): grey-green
Ancestry of “verdegrigio”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | -idae | — |