Where does “viridans” come from?

viridans (Latin) comes from Latin virido, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

viridans (Latin): greening; verdant

Definitions

  1. greening; verdant

Ancestry of “viridans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinviridoI make green; I become green or verdant
2Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
3Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
4Latin-idae—
Every word from Latin -idae →Every word from Latin vireō →Every word from Latin viridis →