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English word origin

Etymology of virid

From Middle English viride (“verdigris”, adjective, noun) [and other forms] + English -id (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives and nouns). Viride is borrowed from Latin viridis (“green; (figuratively)

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A green colour.

adj

Green, verdant.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English viride (“verdigris”, adjective, noun) [and other forms] + English -id (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives and nouns). Viride is borrowed from Latin viridis (“green; (figuratively) fresh; lively; young, youthful”), from vireō (“to be green or verdant; to sprout new green growth; to flourish; to be lively or vigorous”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to procreate; to produce; to increase; to raise”). Doublet of verdant and vert.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Root classification mention*weys-ine-pro
  • Inherited-form mentionvirideenm · verdigris
  • Derivation mentionviridisla · green; (figuratively) fresh; lively; young, youthful
  • Derivation mention*weys-ine-pro · to procreate; to produce; to increase; to raise
  • Doublet mentionverdanten
  • Doublet mentionverten
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Any of a group of related viruses.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

PIE word *wisós Either: * from virus + -id (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives and nouns); or * from translingual viridae (“grouping of viruses”) + English -id; viridae is derived from Latin virus (“poison; venom; (New Latin) virus (infectious organism)”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison; slime”)) + translingual -idae (suffix forming names of families of animals).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Derivation mentionviridaemul · grouping of viruses
  • Derivation mentionvirusla · poison; venom; (New Latin) virus (infectious organism)
  • Derivation mention*wisósine-pro · poison; slime
  • Cognate mention-idaemul
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