“Verdant” has been used to describe something green in color since the 1500s. By knowing that “verdant” means “green,” you can easily spot the word for “green” in several other languages. For example, in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian, “green” is “verde,” and in French, it‘s “vert.” In Afrikaans, “groen” is “green,” and in Danish, “grøn” is “green,” so it’s still pretty easy to call out the color for English speakers.