viridesco

viridesco

Latin

Etymology

    From viridis (green) + -ēscō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    viridēscō (present infinitive viridēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

    1. to become green

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    Through the Vulgar *vir(i)dīre:

    • Italo-Romance:
      • Italian: verdire
    • Gallo-Romance:
    • Ibero-Romance:
      • Portuguese: verdecer
      • Spanish: verdecer
    • Vulgar Latin: invir(i)dīre (see there for further descendants)

    References

    • viridesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • viridesco”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.