Where does “berza” come from?

berza (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish verça, from Vulgar Latin virdia, from Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

berza (Spanish): cabbage

Definitions

  1. cabbage

Ancestry of “berza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishverça
2Vulgar Latinvirdiacabbage
3Latinvirdis
4Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
5Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
6Latin-idae
Every word from Latin -idaeEvery word from Latin vireōEvery word from Latin viridis