Where does “beryllium” come from?
beryllium (German) comes from New Latin bēryllium, from Old French beril, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.
beryllium (German): beryllium; the chemical element and alkaline earth metal with the atomic number 4
Definitions
- beryllium; the chemical element and alkaline earth metal with the atomic number 4