Where does “smeriglio” come from?

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

smeriglio (Italian): emery; merlin; Synonym of sparviero

Definitions

  1. emery; merlin; Synonym of sparviero

Ancestry of “smeriglio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσμερίλιον—
2Ancient Greekσμερί—
3Ancient Greekσμύριςemery-powder, used by lapidaries

Words derived from “smeriglio”

Every word from Ancient Greek σμύρις →Every word from Ancient Greek σμερί →Every word from Greek σμερίλιον →