English
Verde Mary
Verde Mary comes from Spanish verde ‘green’, from Classical Latin viridis ‘abundant with verdure’, and ultimately from Latin vireō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvireō
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEviridis‘abundant with verdure’
- Late Latinmodernvirdis
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500verde‘green’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘green’
- EnglishtodayVerde Mary
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvireō
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEviridis‘abundant with verdure’
- Late Latinmodernvirdis
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500verde‘green’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘green’
- EnglishtodayVerde Mary
A blend of verde ‘green’ + Bloody Mary
The story
Blend of verde (‘green’) + Bloody Mary From being a green cocktail like a bloody mary, and tomatillos being Latin American thus Spanish verde ("green" in Spanish)
Linked words
through Classical Latin viridis ‘abundant with verdure’
Today it means
noun An alcoholic cocktail using juiced and pulped green tomatillos in place of red tomatoes; with a mix of spices and a vodka base
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin vireō / Verde Mary