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Where does “brillare” come from?

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

brillare (Italian): to shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to...

Definitions

  1. to shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to...

Ancestry of “brillare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brillare”

  • brilliant
  • brilliantly
  • brilliance
  • brilliancy
  • brillo
  • unbrilliant
  • swingorilliant
  • brilliantness
  • brillar
  • nanobrillamento
  • brillamento
  • brillatoio
  • brillatura
  • brillable
  • brillante
  • briller
  • brillance
  • brillamment
  • brilla
  • brillant
  • brille
  • brillant
  • brillanten
  • Brillant
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