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Where does “beryllium” come from?

Beryllium derives from English beryl, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Latin beryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Proto-Indo-European -ós, and from Pali veḷur.

beryllium (English): The chemical element with an atomic number of 4;...

Definitions

  1. The chemical element with an atomic number of 4;...

Ancestry of “beryllium”, 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 “beryllium”

  • berylliosis
  • berylliumlike
  • berylliferous
  • diberyllium
  • radioberyllium
  • Brille
  • Brillengestell
  • Sonnenbrille
  • Brillenschlange
  • saulesbrilles
  • brilles
  • brille
  • ベリリウム
  • bryle
  • brile
  • brýle
  • brýlový
  • beirilliam
  • బెరీలియము
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