Where does “베릴륨” come from?

베릴륨 (Korean) comes from English beryllium, from English Beryl, from Middle English beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य — white town.

베릴륨 (Korean): beryllium (chemical element)

Definitions

  1. beryllium (chemical element)

Ancestry of “베릴륨”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishberylliumThe chemical element with an atomic number of 4;...
2EnglishBerylderived from the gem beryl
3Middle Englishberylberyl gemstone of pegmatite
4Old Frenchberilberyl
5Latinbēryllusberyl
6Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
7Prakritविरलायते
8Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
9Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
10Paliveḷurwhite town
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