Where does “smeraldo” come from?

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

smeraldo (Italian): emerald; emerald-like in colour; emerald green

Definitions

  1. emerald; emerald-like in colour; emerald green

Ancestry of “smeraldo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “smeraldo”

Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →Every word from Latin smaragdus →