Where does “viridiflavus” come from?

viridiflavus (Latin) comes from Latin flāvus, from Latin palpus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

viridiflavus (Latin): yellow-green

Definitions

yellow-green

Ancestry of “viridiflavus”, step by step

viridiflavus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin flāvus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	flāvus	light(-haired), blond
2	Latin	palpus	palm of the hand; feeler
3	Latin	-us	suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
4	Old Latin	-os	accusative masculine plural of -us
5	Proto-Italic	-os	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	-ós	Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

via Latin viridis

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	viridis	green; young, fresh, lively, youthful
2	Latin	vireō	to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
3	Latin	-idae	—

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