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Where does “Smaragd” come from?

Smaragd (German) comes from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

Smaragd (German): Emerald

Definitions

  1. Emerald

Ancestry of “Smaragd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsmaragdusemerald
2Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
3Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

Words derived from “Smaragd”

  • smaragdgrün
  • smaragden
  • smaragd
  • סמאַראַגד
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