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Where does “trilliant” come from?

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

trilliant (English): A gemstone cut in a triangular shape

Definitions

  1. A gemstone cut in a triangular shape

Ancestry of “trilliant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrilliantShining brightly; Both bright and saturated;...
2Frenchbrillantshining; shiny; present participle of briller
3Frenchbrillerto shine, to sparkle
4Italianbrillareto shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to...
5Latinbēryllus—
6Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
7Prakritविरलायते—
8Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
9Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
10Paliveḷurwhite town
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