Where does “esmeralda” come from?

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

esmeralda (Galician): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “esmeralda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesmeraldeemerald
2Vulgar Latinsmaralda—
3Latinsmaragdusemerald
4Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
5Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →Every word from Latin smaragdus →