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Where does “berylliumlike” come from?

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

berylliumlike (English): Having the electron configuration of beryllium

Definitions

  1. Having the electron configuration of beryllium

Ancestry of “berylliumlike”, step by step

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