Where does “smaragdzöld” come from?

smaragdzöld (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian smaragd, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

smaragdzöld (Hungarian): emerald green

Definitions

  1. emerald green

Ancestry of “smaragdzöld”, step by step

smaragdzöld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian smaragd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansmaragdemerald
2Latinsmaragdusemerald
3Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
4Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

via Hungarian zöld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzöldgreen; unripe, green; of leaves
2Hungarianzeld—
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →Every word from Latin smaragdus →