Where does “berillium” come from?

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

berillium (Hungarian): beryllium

Definitions

  1. beryllium

Ancestry of “berillium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinberylliumberyllium
2Latinbēryllusberyl
3Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
4Prakritविरलायते—
5Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
6Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
7Paliveḷurwhite town

Words derived from “berillium”

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