Reconstruction:Latin/viridia

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Substantivization of Classical viridia n pl (“green”, adjective).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈβɪrdʲa/

Noun

*viridia f (Proto-Romance)

1. cabbage

Related terms

• *viriditia
• *viridūra

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: veardzã, verdzu
  • Istro-Romanian: vęrzĕ
  • Megleno-Romanian: vęrză, veardză
  • Romanian: varză
• Dalmatian:
  • viarz
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: verza
  • Neapolitan: virzu m
• North Italian:
  • Friulian: verze, verge
  • Lombard: verza
    • → German: Wirsing
  • Piedmontese: vërza f, verz m
  • Venetan: verxa, verza
    • → Cimbrian: viirtza, biirtza (Mezzaselva)
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: verça
    • Galician: verza, berza
      • → Portuguese: berça
    • Portuguese: verça
  • Old Spanish: verça
    • Spanish: berza