Where does “smaraldiu” come from?

smaraldiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian smarald, from Italian smeraldo, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

smaraldiu (Romanian): emerald, emerald green

Definitions

  1. emerald, emerald green

Ancestry of “smaraldiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansmaraldemerald
2Italiansmeraldoemerald; emerald-like in colour; emerald green
3Latinsmaragdusemerald
4Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
5Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →