Where does “エメラルド” come from?

エメラルド (Japanese) comes from English emerald, from Middle English emeraude, from Old French esmeraude, from Vulgar Latin smaralda, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

エメラルド (Japanese): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “エメラルド”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemeraldAny of various green gemstones, especially a...
2Middle Englishemeraudeemerald
3Old Frenchesmeraudeemerald
4Vulgar Latinsmaralda—
5Latinsmaragdusemerald
6Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
7Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →Every word from Latin smaragdus →