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