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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

Definitions

  1. vegetable

Ancestry of “verdura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianvirduravegetables, greens
2Sicilianvirdigreen
3Vulgar Latinvirdis—
4Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
5Latinvireō—
6Latin-idae—

Words derived from “verdura”

  • verdure
  • verduraio
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