Where does “brillantiner” come from?
brillantiner (French) 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.
brillantiner (French): to brilliantine to apply brilliantine to the hair
Definitions
- to brilliantine to apply brilliantine to the hair
Ancestry of “brillantiner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | brillantine | brilliantine hair pomade |
| 2 | French | brillant | shining; shiny; present participle of briller |
| 3 | French | briller | to shine, to sparkle |
| 4 | Italian | brillare | to shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to... |
| 5 | Latin | bēryllus | beryl |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βήρυλλος | beryl |
| 7 | Prakrit | विरलायते | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | वैडूर्य | cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its... |
| 9 | Pali | veḷuriya | lapis lazuli, a precious stone |
| 10 | Pali | veḷur | white town |