Where does “verdirrojo” come from?
verdirrojo (Spanish) comes from Spanish verde, from Old Spanish verde, from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
verdirrojo (Spanish): red and green
Ancestry of “verdirrojo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | verde | green in colour; unripe; inexperienced; naïve |
| 2 | Old Spanish | verde | green |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | virdis | — |
| 4 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 5 | Latin | vireō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -idae | — |