Esmeralde
/ˈɛz.mə.rɑːld/noun
An obsolete or historical form of the English word emerald, referring to the green gemstone.
Did you know?The word’s earliest ancestry leads to Greek smáragdos and Latin smaragdus, but the ultimate origin of the gemstone name remains uncertain rather than securely Indo-European.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
smáragdos
“Green gemstone, especially the emerald”
Ancient Latin
Latin
smaragdus
“Emerald or green precious stone”
Old French
Old French
esmeraude
“Emerald”
12th–14th Century
Middle English
esmeralde
“Emerald; a green precious stone”
15th Century onward
English
emerald
“The standard English form for the green gemstone”