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smaragdos
Greek · ancient
"a green gemstone"
the name for the vivid green precious stone
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esmeralde
Old French · medieval
"a vivid green precious gemstone"
carried through Latin into French gemstone vocabulary
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emerald
English · 1300s
"a vivid green precious gemstone"
settled as the English word for the vivid green gemstone
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