Etymology

greenery

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Today it means: Green foliage or verdure. Full definition →

English green ← Middle English grene ← Old English grēne
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰreh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gróh₁nis
  3. Proto-Germanic*grōniz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*grōnī
  5. Old Englishgrēne
  6. Middle Englishgrene
  7. Englishgreen
  8. English todaygreenery

From green + -ery.

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