Where does “esmeralde” come from?

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

esmeralde (Old French): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “esmeralde”, step by step

esmeralde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin smaralda

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

via Vulgar Latin *smeralda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*smeralda—

Words derived from “esmeralde”

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