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Where does “brill” come from?

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

brill (English): A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus;...

Definitions

  1. A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus;...

Ancestry of “brill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrille—
2EnglishberylliumThe chemical element with an atomic number of 4;...
3EnglishBeryl—
4Middle Englishberyl—
5Old Frenchberilberyl
6Latinbēryllus—
7Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
8Prakritविरलायते—
9Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
10Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
11Paliveḷurwhite town
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