Where does “bēryllus” come from?

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

bēryllus (Latin): beryl

Definitions

  1. beryl

Ancestry of “bēryllus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bēryllus”

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