Smaragdine
/sməˈræɡ.dɪn/noun
Emerald-green or relating to emeralds.
Did you know?Smaragdine comes from the ancient Greek word for emerald, and emeralds were long treated as stones of vision, protection, and divine favor in the ancient world.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*smar-
“to sparkle or shimmer”
Ancient Greek
grc
σμάραγδος (smáragdos)
“emerald; green gemstone”
Latin
la
smaragdus
“emerald”
Old French
fro
esmeralde
“emerald”
Middle English
enm
smaragdin
“emerald-green; of emeralds”
Modern English
en
smaragdine
“emerald-green or relating to emeralds”