Where does “verdura” come from?
verdura (Italian) comes from Sicilian virdura, from Sicilian virdi, from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
verdura (Italian): vegetable
Ancestry of “verdura”, step by step
verdura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sicilian virdura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | virdura | vegetables, greens |
| 2 | Sicilian | virdi | green |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | virdis | — |
| 4 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 5 | Latin | vireō | to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth |
| 6 | Latin | -idae | — |
via Italian verde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | verde | green; pale; unripe |
| 2 | Late Latin | virdis | — |
Words derived from “verdura”