Where does “bēryllium” come from?

bēryllium (New Latin) 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.

Ancestry of “bēryllium”, 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 “bēryllium

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