Green Wood

A recent story in the business section of the Halifax Chronicle Herald featured two energy companies, one called Viridis from British Columbia and the other formerly called Enligna Canada. Viridis takes its name from the Latin adjective viridis, viride which means “green,” and Enligna from the Latin noun lignum, lignī n. which means “wood.” You will not be surprised to learn that Enligna Canada was a biomass wood-pellet manufacturer, and that Viridis is also a biomass energy company. Latin is a dependable source of names for innovative enterprises.