Where does “brillo” come from?

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

brillo (Italian): tipsy, drunk

Definitions

  1. tipsy, drunk

Ancestry of “brillo”, step by step

brillo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian brillare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbrillareto shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to...
2Latinbēryllusberyl
3Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
4Prakritविरलायते
5Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
6Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
7Paliveḷurwhite town

via Byzantine Greek βρύλλον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekβρύλλον

Words derived from “brillo

Every word from Pali veḷur