Where does “varză” come from?
varză (Romanian) comes from Latin virdia, from Latin viridia, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
varză (Romanian): cabbage; head of cabbage
Ancestry of “varză”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | virdia | cabbage |
| 2 | Latin | viridia | nominative neuter plural of viridis; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 4 | Latin | vireō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -idae | — |