Where does “Berylliumerz” come from?

Berylliumerz (German) comes from German beryllium, from New Latin bēryllium, from Old French beril, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya — white town.

Berylliumerz (German): beryllium ore

Definitions

  1. beryllium ore

Ancestry of “Berylliumerz”, step by step

Berylliumerz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German beryllium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberylliumberyllium; the chemical element and alkaline earth metal with the atomic number 4
2New Latinbēryllium
3Old Frenchberilberyl
4Latinbēryllusberyl
5Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
6Prakritविरलायते
7Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
8Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
9Paliveḷurwhite town

via German Erz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErzore
2Middle High Germanarze
3Old High Germanaruzzi
4Proto-Germanicarutsore
5Proto-Germanicarud-
6Sumerian?copper
Every word from Pali veḷurEvery word from Sanskrit वैडूर्यEvery word from Pali veḷuriya