verdir
Pronunciation: /vɛʁ.diʁ/
“verdir” is a French word. Its meaning in English:
verb
In French
- Rendre vert, colorer en vert.
- Devenir vert.
- Rendre écologique.
- Devenir écologique.
Etymology
From Old French verdir (12th c.), possibly inherited from Vulgar Latin *vir(i)dire, an alteration of Classical Latin viridēscere. Compare Italian inverdire, archaic Spanish enverdir (alongside enverdecer), Romanian înverzi. Equivalent to vert + -ir (the -t in vert being due to final devoicing).
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