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Where does “verde” come from?

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

verde (Spanish): green in colour; unripe; inexperienced; naïve

Definitions

  1. green in colour; unripe; inexperienced; naïve

Ancestry of “verde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishverdegreen
2Vulgar Latinvirdis—
3Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
4Latinvireō—
5Latin-idae—

Words derived from “verde”

  • verdear
  • oronja verde
  • verdirrojo
  • reverdecer
  • verdoso
  • berde
  • berde
  • berde
  • berde
  • berde
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