Editing Peridot (section)

==Etymology==
The origin of the name ''peridot'' is uncertain. The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' suggests an alteration of [[English language|Anglo]]–[[Norman language|Norman]] {{lang|xno|pedoretés}} (classical [[Latin]] {{lang|la|pæderot}}-), a kind of [[opal]], rather than the [[Arabic]] word {{lang|ar-Latn|faridat}}, meaning "[[gemstone]]".

The ''[[Middle English Dictionary]]''{{'}}s entry on ''peridot'' includes several variations: {{lang|enm|peridod}}, {{lang|enm|peritot}}, {{lang|enm|pelidod}} and {{lang|enm|pilidod}} — other variants substitute ''y'' for letter ''i'' used here.<ref>{{cite dictionary |first=Sherman M. |last=Kuhn |year=1982 |title=peridot |dictionary=[[Middle English Dictionary]] |title-link= |publisher=University of Michigan Press |isbn=0-472-01163-4 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=XR52pY68WOUC&pg=PA818 818&nbsp;ff] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XR52pY68WOUC&pg=PA818   |via=Google books }}</ref>

The earliest use of the word in [[English language|English]] is possibly in the 1705 register of the [[St Albans Cathedral|St.&nbsp;Albans Abbey]]: The dual entry is in Latin with the translation to English listed as ''peridot''. It records that on his death in 1245, Bishop John bequeathed various items, including peridot gems, to the Abbey.<ref>{{cite book |first=James, Sir |last=Ware |year=1705 |title=The Antiquities and History of Ireland |publisher=A. Crook |page=628&nbsp;ff |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gjrnAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA628 |via=Google books }}</ref>