'Viridiplantae' originates from Neo-Latin (built from Latin), specifically the elements 'viridis' meaning 'green' and 'planta' meaning 'plant', with the plural/formation ending '-ae'.

'Viridiplantae' was coined in modern botanical and phylogenetic literature as a Neo-Latin taxonomic name derived directly from the Latin words 'viridis' + 'planta' and adopted into English scientific usage without major orthographic change.

Initially formed to mean 'green plants' in a literal sense; in modern usage it specifically denotes the phylogenetic clade comprising green algae and land plants.