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Where does “berillio” come from?

berillio (Italian) 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.

berillio (Italian): beryllium

Definitions

  1. beryllium

Ancestry of “berillio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinbēryllium—
2Old Frenchberilberyl
3Latinbēryllus—
4Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
5Prakritविरलायते—
6Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
7Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
8Paliveḷurwhite town

Words derived from “berillio”

  • berilliosi
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