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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

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-—

Words derived from “opalus”

  • opal
  • Opal
  • opalescent
  • opaline
  • opalescence
  • Opals
  • opalescently
  • opaled
  • opaleye
  • chloropal
  • semiopal
  • opalization
  • opalesce
  • opalic
  • opalise
  • nonopalescent
  • opalize
  • opalotype
  • ópalo
  • opale
  • opala
  • opaal
  • opalen
  • Opal
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