Where does “brilliantine” come from?

brilliantine (English) comes from French brillantine, from French brillant, from French briller, from Italian brillare, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य — white town.

brilliantine (English): A hair pomade, making the hair shine brilliantly;...

Definitions

  1. A hair pomade, making the hair shine brilliantly;...

Ancestry of “brilliantine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrillantinebrilliantine hair pomade
2Frenchbrillantshining; shiny; present participle of briller
3Frenchbrillerto shine, to sparkle
4Italianbrillareto shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to...
5Latinbēryllusberyl
6Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
7Prakritविरलायते
8Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
9Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
10Paliveḷurwhite town
Every word from Pali veḷurEvery word from Sanskrit वैडूर्यEvery word from Pali veḷuriya