Where does “burtă-verde” come from?
burtă-verde (Romanian) comes from Romanian verde, from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
burtă-verde (Romanian): bourgeois philistine
Definitions
- bourgeois philistine
Ancestry of “burtă-verde”, step by step
burtă-verde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian verde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | verde | green; green, marijuana |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | virdis | — |
| 3 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 4 | Latin | vireō | to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth |
| 5 | Latin | -idae | — |
via Romanian burtă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | burtă | belly |