Where does “Esmeralda” come from?

Esmeralda (Cebuano) comes from Spanish esmeralda, from Old Spanish esmeralda, from Old French esmeralde, from Vulgar Latin smaralda, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

Esmeralda (Cebuano): an emerald

Definitions

  1. an emerald

Ancestry of “Esmeralda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishesmeraldaemerald
2Old Spanishesmeraldaemerald
3Old Frenchesmeraldeemerald
4Vulgar Latinsmaralda
5Latinsmaragdusemerald
6Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
7Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq-