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Where does “virent” come from?

virent (Latin) comes from Latin vireo, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

virent (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “virent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvireoI am verdant, green; I sprout new green growth; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
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