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Where does “maragda” come from?

maragda (Catalan) comes from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

maragda (Catalan): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “maragda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsmaragdusemerald
2Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
3Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
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