Where does “verzuncă” come from?

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

verzuncă (Romanian): European goldfinch Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Definitions

  1. European goldfinch Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Ancestry of “verzuncă”, 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 →