Where does “superbrilliantly” come from?
superbrilliantly (English) comes from English superbrilliant, from English brilliant, from French brillant, from French briller, from Italian brillare, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते — white town.
superbrilliantly (English): In a superbrilliant manner
Definitions
- In a superbrilliant manner
Ancestry of “superbrilliantly”, step by step
superbrilliantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English superbrilliant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | superbrilliant | Extremely brilliant; of exceptional brilliance |
| 2 | English | brilliant | Shining brightly; Both bright and saturated;... |
| 3 | French | brillant | shining; shiny; present participle of briller |
| 4 | French | briller | to shine, to sparkle |
| 5 | Italian | brillare | to shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to... |
| 6 | Latin | bēryllus | beryl |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βήρυλλος | beryl |
| 8 | Prakrit | विरलायते | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | वैडूर्य | cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its... |
| 10 | Pali | veḷuriya | lapis lazuli, a precious stone |
| 11 | Pali | veḷur | white town |