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Where does “verdín” come from?

verdín (Spanish) comes from Spanish verde, from Old Spanish verde, from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.

Ancestry of “verdín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishverdegreen in colour; unripe; inexperienced; naïve
2Old Spanishverdegreen
3Vulgar Latinvirdis—
4Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
5Latinvireō—
6Latin-idae—
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