Where does “Burtăverde” come from?

Burtăverde (Romanian) comes from Romanian verde, from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

Ancestry of “Burtăverde”, step by step

Burtăverde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian verde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianverdegreen; green, marijuana
2Vulgar Latinvirdis—
3Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
4Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
5Latin-idae—

via Romanian burtă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianburtăbelly

Words derived from “Burtăverde”

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