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
- an emerald