Where does “smarald” come from?
smarald (Romanian) comes from Italian smeraldo, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.
smarald (Romanian): emerald
Ancestry of “smarald”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | smeraldo | emerald; emerald-like in colour; emerald green |
| 2 | Latin | smaragdus | emerald |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σμάραγδος | emerald |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | bariq- | lightning |