Where does “Berylliummetall” come from?
Berylliummetall (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.
Berylliummetall (German): beryllium metal
Definitions
- beryllium metal
Ancestry of “Berylliummetall”, step by step
Berylliummetall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German beryllium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | beryllium | beryllium; the chemical element and alkaline earth metal with the atomic number 4 |
| 2 | New Latin | bēryllium | — |
| 3 | Old French | beril | beryl |
| 4 | Latin | bēryllus | beryl |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βήρυλλος | beryl |
| 6 | Prakrit | विरलायते | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वैडूर्य | cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its... |
| 8 | Pali | veḷuriya | lapis lazuli, a precious stone |
| 9 | Pali | veḷur | white town |
via German metall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | metall | metal |
| 2 | Italian | metallo | metal |
| 3 | Spanish | metal | metal |
| 4 | Old Spanish | metal | metal |
| 5 | Old French | métal | metal material |
| 6 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |