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Where does “verdugale” come from?

verdugale (Middle French) comes from Spanish verdugado, from Spanish verdugo, from Latin virducu-, from Latin virde, from Latin viridem — accusative masculine singular of viridis;...

Ancestry of “verdugale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishverdugadoA type of dress, similar to the farthingale
2Spanishverdugoexecutioner, hangman; tyrant; puntilla
3Latinvirducu-—
4Latinvirde—
5Latinviridemaccusative masculine singular of viridis;...

Words derived from “verdugale”

  • farthingale
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