< Reconstruction:Latin
Reconstruction:Latin/viridura
Latin
Etymology
From viridis (“green”) + -ūra (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /βɪrˈdura/
Noun
*viridūra f (plural *viridūrās) (Proto-Romance)
- lushness, greenness
- Synonym: *viriditia
Related terms
- *viridia
Descendants
- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: verdura ⇒ verzura (crossed with verza)
- Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: birdura (“cabbage”)
- Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: verdure
- French: verdure
- → Romanian: verdură
- → Middle English: verdure
- English: verdure
- French: verdure
- Old French: verdure
- Occitano-Romance:
- Catalan: verdura
- Occitan: verdura
- Ibero-Romance:
- Old Spanish: verdura
- Spanish: verdura
- Old Portuguese:
- Galician: verdura
- Portuguese: verdura
- Old Spanish: verdura