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