Where does “esmerillon” come from?

esmerillon (Old French) comes 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 “esmerillon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesmeril—
2Italiansmeriglioemery; merlin; Synonym of sparviero
3Greekσμερίλιον—
4Ancient Greekσμερί—
5Ancient Greekσμύριςemery-powder, used by lapidaries

Words derived from “esmerillon”

Every word from Ancient Greek σμύρις →Every word from Ancient Greek σμερί →Every word from Greek σμερίλιον →