Where does “briliáns” come from?
briliáns (Hungarian) comes from German Brillant, from English brilliant, from French brillant, from French briller, from Italian brillare, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते — white town.
briliáns (Hungarian): brilliant surpassing excellence
Definitions
- brilliant surpassing excellence
Ancestry of “briliáns”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brillant | brilliant; A small size of type, standardized as... |
| 2 | English | brilliant | Shining brightly; Both bright and saturated;... |
| 3 | French | brillant | shining; shiny; present participle of briller |
| 4 | French | briller | to shine, to sparkle |
| 5 | Italian | brillare | to shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to... |
| 6 | Latin | bēryllus | beryl |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βήρυλλος | beryl |
| 8 | Prakrit | विरलायते | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | वैडूर्य | cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its... |
| 10 | Pali | veḷuriya | lapis lazuli, a precious stone |
| 11 | Pali | veḷur | white town |