Where does “Perlin” come from?
Perlin (English) comes from English Merlin, from Middle English merlioun, from Old French emerillon, from Old French esmerillon, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio, from Greek σμερίλιον, from Ancient Greek σμερί — emery-powder, used by lapidaries.
Ancestry of “Perlin”, step by step