Where does “esmeralda” come from?
esmeralda (Old Spanish) comes from Old French esmeralde, from Vulgar Latin smaralda, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.
esmeralda (Old Spanish): emerald
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