Etymology of the English word emery
the English word
emeryderived from the Old French word
esmerilderived from the Classical Greek word
smuris, σμύρις
derived from the Old French word
emeriderived from the French word
émeriderived from the Italian word
smeriglioderived from the Byzantine Greek word
smerilion, σμερίλιον
derived from the Byzantine Greek word
smeri, σμερί
derived from the Classical Greek word
smuris, σμύρις
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
smyrisderived from the Classical Greek word
smuris, σμύρις
Date
The earliest known usage of emery in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
emerizeCognates
Catalan
esmerenyon, Dutch
schmink, Dutch
amaril, English
merlin, French
émeri, French
émerillon, German
Schminke, Icelandic
smergill, Italian
smeriglio, Norwegian
sminke, Portuguese
esmerilhão, Spanish
esmeril, Spanish
esmerejon, Swedish
smink, Swedish
smärgelUsage
Word found in Modern English
