Where does “verde” come from?

verde (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

verde (Old Spanish): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “verde”, step by step

verde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin virdis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvirdis—
2Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
3Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
4Latin-idae—

via Late Latin virdis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinvirdis—

Words derived from “verde”

Every word from Latin -idae →Every word from Latin vireō →Every word from Latin viridis →