Where does “beryl” come from?

beryl (Middle English) comes from Old French beril, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.

beryl (Middle English): beryl gemstone of pegmatite

Definitions

  1. beryl gemstone of pegmatite

Ancestry of “beryl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchberilberyl
2Latinbēryllusberyl
3Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
4Prakritविरलायते—
5Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
6Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
7Paliveḷurwhite town

Words derived from “beryl”

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