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Where does “vert” come from?

vert (Old French) comes from Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

vert (Old French): green; green, of a green color

Definitions

  1. green; green, of a green color

Ancestry of “vert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirdis—
2Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
3Latinvireō—
4Latin-idae—

Words derived from “vert”

  • verdant
  • vert
  • verjuice
  • verdantly
  • verjus
  • verdine
  • verjuiced
  • verdoy
  • unverdant
  • verdure
  • verte
  • vertement
  • verjus
  • vert
  • antivert
  • verdoyer
  • verdâtre
  • verdoyant
  • ĉiamverda
  • verdiĝi
  • verda koro
  • verda
  • verdulo
  • pliverdiĝi
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