Where does “viridescent” come from?

viridescent (Latin) comes from Latin viridesco, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

viridescent (Latin): third-person plural future active indicative of...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “viridescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinviridescoI become green
2Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
3Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
4Latin-idae
Every word from Latin -idae
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