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Where does “lămâie verde” come from?

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

lămâie verde (Romanian): lime

Definitions

  1. lime

Ancestry of “lămâie verde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianverdegreen; green, marijuana
2Vulgar Latinvirdis—
3Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
4Latinvireō—
5Latin-idae—
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