Where does “emeraude” come from?

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

emeraude (Middle English): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “emeraude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesmeraudeemerald
2Vulgar Latinsmaralda—
3Latinsmaragdusemerald
4Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
5Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

Words derived from “emeraude”

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