Where does “émeri” come from?

émeri (French) comes from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio, from Greek σμερίλιον, from Ancient Greek σμερί, from Ancient Greek σμύρις — emery-powder, used by lapidaries.

émeri (French): emery

Definitions

  1. emery

Ancestry of “émeri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesmeril
2Italiansmeriglioemery; merlin; Synonym of sparviero
3Greekσμερίλιον
4Ancient Greekσμερί
5Ancient Greekσμύριςemery-powder, used by lapidaries

Words derived from “émeri

Every word from Ancient Greek σμύριςEvery word from Ancient Greek σμερίEvery word from Greek σμερίλιον