Where does “beryl” come from?

Beryl comes from Old French beril, from Latin beryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, ultimately from Sanskrit वैडूर्य via Pali veḷuriya.

beryl (English): A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a...

Definitions

  1. A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a...

Ancestry of “beryl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchberilberyl
2Latinbēryllusberyl
3Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
4Prakritविरलायते
5Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
6Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
7Paliveḷurwhite town
Every word from Pali veḷur