Where does “burtăverzime” come from?

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

burtăverzime (Romanian): philistine bourgeoisie

Definitions

  1. philistine bourgeoisie

Ancestry of “burtăverzime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBurtăverde—
2Romanianverdegreen; green, marijuana
3Vulgar Latinvirdis—
4Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
5Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
6Latin-idae—
Every word from Latin -idae →Every word from Latin vireō →Every word from Latin viridis →