English

fluoroemerald

From fluoro- + emerald.

Latin fluō ‘to flow, stream, pour’

Latin fluor ‘flow’

Ancient Greek σμάραγδος

Latin smaragdus

Vulgar Latin *smaralda

Old French esmeraude ‘emerald (color)’

Middle English emeraude

Today it means

noun A form of dextran impregnated with fluorescein

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fluoroemerald