vireo

Meaning

Verb

1. (conjugation-2, no-supine) to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
2. (conjugation-2, no-supine) to flourish; to be lively, vigorous

Noun

a bird, probably the greenfinch

Translations

verdoyer

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwɪ.re.oː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wizēō, from Proto-Indo-European *wiséh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to increase”). See also Old English wise (“stalk, sprout”), Old Norse vísir (“sprout, bud”), Lithuanian veisti (“propagate”).