Where does “σμερίλιον” come from?

σμερίλιον (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σμερί, from Ancient Greek σμύρις — emery-powder, used by lapidaries.

Ancestry of “σμερίλιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσμερί
2Ancient Greekσμύριςemery-powder, used by lapidaries
Every word from Ancient Greek σμύριςEvery word from Ancient Greek σμερί