myEtymology.com: French etymology of emeraude

Etymology of the French word emeraude

the Old French word emeraude

derived from the Medieval Latin word esmeralda

derived from the Latin word smaragdus (green precious stone; emerald; beryl)

derived from the Greek word smaragdos, σμάραγδος (the emerald or green gem so called)

English emerald

Word found in Old French