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Where does “verduraio” come from?

verduraio (Italian) comes from Italian verdura, from Sicilian virdura, from Sicilian virdi, from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

verduraio (Italian): greengrocer; greengrocer's

Definitions

  1. greengrocer; greengrocer's

Ancestry of “verduraio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianverduravegetable
2Sicilianvirduravegetables, greens
3Sicilianvirdigreen
4Vulgar Latinvirdis—
5Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
6Latinvireō—
7Latin-idae—
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