Reconstruction:Latin/smeralda

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

• *smeraldus

Etymology

Alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), from a Semitic language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esmeˈralda/

Noun

*smeralda f (Proto-Western-Romance)

1. emerald

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/esmeˈralda/	/esmeˈraldas/
oblique	*/esmeˈralda/	/esmeˈraldas/

Descendants

• Aragonese: esmeralda
• Asturian: esmeralda
• Occitan: esmeralda
• Old French: esmeralde, esmeraude
  • → Galician: esmeralda
  • → Middle English: emeraude
    • English: emerald
  • French: émeraude
  • → Portuguese: esmeralda
  • → Old Spanish: esmeralda
    • Spanish: esmeralda
      • → English: Esmeralda