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

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “smarald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansmeraldoemerald; emerald-like in colour; emerald green
2Latinsmaragdusemerald
3Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
4Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

Words derived from “smarald”

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