Where does “merlone” come from?
merlone (Middle English) comes from Old French emerillon, from Old French esmerillon, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio, from Greek σμερίλιον, from Ancient Greek σμερί, from Ancient Greek σμύρις — emery-powder, used by lapidaries.
Ancestry of “merlone”, step by step
Words derived from “merlone”