Where does “ême” come from?
ême (Champenois) comes from English Esmé, from English Esmerelda, from English Esmeralda, from Spanish esmeralda, from Old Spanish esmeralda, from Old French esmeralde, from Vulgar Latin smaralda, from Latin smaragdus — lightning.
ême (Champenois): esteem
Definitions
- esteem
Ancestry of “ême”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Esmé | simplified spelling of the feminine form Esmée |
| 2 | English | Esmerelda | — |
| 3 | English | Esmeralda | — |
| 4 | Spanish | esmeralda | emerald |
| 5 | Old Spanish | esmeralda | emerald |
| 6 | Old French | esmeralde | emerald |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | smaralda | — |
| 8 | Latin | smaragdus | emerald |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σμάραγδος | emerald |
| 10 | Proto-Semitic | bariq- | lightning |