Where does “verzișor” come from?

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

verzișor (Romanian): US dollar

Definitions

  1. US dollar

Ancestry of “verzișor”, step by step

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