Where does “beryllium” come from?

beryllium (Danish) comes from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.

beryllium (Danish): beryllium

Definitions

  1. beryllium

Ancestry of “beryllium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbēryllusberyl
2Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
3Prakritविरलायते—
4Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
5Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
6Paliveḷurwhite town
Every word from Pali veḷur →Every word from Sanskrit वैडूर्य →Every word from Pali veḷuriya →