Where does “beryllium” come from?

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

beryllium (Latin): beryllium

Definitions

  1. beryllium

Ancestry of “beryllium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “beryllium

Every word from Pali veḷur
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