Where does “brillant” come from?
brillant (Catalan) comes from Catalan brillar, from Italian brillare, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.
brillant (Catalan): bright, shiny; brilliant, excellent
Definitions
- bright, shiny; brilliant, excellent
Ancestry of “brillant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | brillar | to shine |
| 2 | Italian | brillare | to shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to... |
| 3 | Latin | bēryllus | beryl |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βήρυλλος | beryl |
| 5 | Prakrit | विरलायते | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वैडूर्य | cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its... |
| 7 | Pali | veḷuriya | lapis lazuli, a precious stone |
| 8 | Pali | veḷur | white town |