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Where does “brýlový” come from?

brýlový (Czech) comes from Czech brýle, from German brille, from English beryllium, from English Beryl, from Middle English beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος — white town.

brýlový (Czech): glasses, spectacles

Definitions

  1. glasses, spectacles

Ancestry of “brýlový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbrýleglasses, spectacles
2Germanbrille—
3EnglishberylliumThe chemical element with an atomic number of 4;...
4EnglishBeryl—
5Middle Englishberyl—
6Old Frenchberilberyl
7Latinbēryllus—
8Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
9Prakritविरलायते—
10Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
11Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
12Paliveḷurwhite town
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