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Where does “beryllate” come from?

beryllate (English) comes from English Beryl, from Middle English beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya — white town.

beryllate (English): The anion BeO or any salt containing this anion

Definitions

  1. The anion BeO or any salt containing this anion

Ancestry of “beryllate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeryl—
2Middle Englishberyl—
3Old Frenchberilberyl
4Latinbēryllus—
5Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
6Prakritविरलायते—
7Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
8Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
9Paliveḷurwhite town

Words derived from “beryllate”

  • tetrafluoroberyllate
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