Where does “esmeraude” come from?

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

esmeraude (Old French): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “esmeraude”, step by step

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

Words derived from “esmeraude”

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