Where does “opalus” come from?

opalus (Latin) comes from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος, from Sanskrit उपल, from Sanskrit उपरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

opalus (Latin): opal

Definitions

  1. opal

Ancestry of “opalus”, step by step

opalus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekὀπάλλιοςopal
2Sanskritउपलstone; gem, stone
3Sanskritउपरिover; above; beyond
4Proto-Indo-Aryanupári—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Ancient Greek ὀπάλλιος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀπάλλιοςopal

Words derived from “opalus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →