Green is the color between blue and yellow, like grass and many leaves. It can also describe something new or inexperienced, like a beginner.
From Old English “grēne,” related to “grow” and “grass” and originally tied to the color of growing plants. It comes from Proto-Germanic *grōniz, from a root meaning “to grow.”
Green originally wasn’t just a color; it was tied to the idea of growing, living things. When we call someone “green” at a job, we’re really echoing that old link between green and new growth.
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