Old French word esmerillon comes from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz (Falcon; merlin.), Ancient Greek σμύρις
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*smirilaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Falcon; merlin. |
σμύρις | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
*smiril | Frankish (frk) | |
smericulum | Late Latin (LL) | |
smeriglio | Italian (it) | (mineralogy) emery. Merlin, pigeon hawk. Porbeagle. |
esmeril | Old French (fro) | |
emerillon | Old French (fro) |