Where does “berça” come from?

berça (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese verça, from Vulgar Latin virdia, from Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

berça (Portuguese): collard greens

Definitions

collard greens

Ancestry of “berça”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	verça	—
2	Vulgar Latin	virdia	cabbage
3	Latin	virdis	—
4	Latin	viridis	green; young, fresh, lively, youthful
5	Latin	vireō	to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
6	Latin	-idae	—

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