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Where does “Beryll” come from?

Beryll (German) comes from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.

Beryll (German): beryl

Definitions

  1. beryl

Ancestry of “Beryll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbēryllus—
2Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
3Prakritविरलायते—
4Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
5Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
6Paliveḷurwhite town

Words derived from “Beryll”

  • beryllhaltig
  • beryllium
  • beryll
  • beryllium
  • beryll
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