Where does “invir(i)dīre” come from?
invir(i)dīre (Latin) comes from Latin invir(i)descere, from Latin viridesco, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
Ancestry of “invir(i)dīre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | invir(i)descere | — |
| 2 | Latin | viridesco | I become green |
| 3 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 4 | Latin | vireō | to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth |
| 5 | Latin | -idae | — |