English
Esmeralda County
Esmeralda County comes from Spanish esmeralda ‘emerald’, and goes back to Old Spanish esmeralda.
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500esmeralda‘emerald’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘emerald’
- EnglishtodayEsmeralda County
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500esmeralda‘emerald’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘emerald’
- EnglishtodayEsmeralda County
Linked words
through Latin smaragdus
Today it means
name One of 16 counties in Nevada, United States. County seat: Goldfield.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Spanish esmeralda / Esmeralda County