Where does “opalescent” come from?
Opalescent derives from English opal, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Sanskrit उपल, meaning a stone or gem.
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Ancestry of “opalescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Opal | from the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century |
| 2 | French | opale | opal |
| 3 | Latin | opalus | opal |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | ὀπάλλιος | opal |
| 5 | Sanskrit | उपल | stone; gem, stone |
| 6 | Sanskrit | उपरि | over; above; beyond |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | upári | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | upári | above, over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |