esmeralde

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus (“emerald”), from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos, “emerald”), from Sanskrit मरकत (marakata).

Noun

esmeralde f (oblique plural esmeraldes, nominative singular esmeralde, nominative plural esmeraldes)

emerald (gemstone)

Descendants

English: emerald (borrowed)
French: émeraude

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