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Where does “beryllium” come from?

beryllium (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål beryll, from German Beryll, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.

beryllium (Norwegian Bokmål): beryllium, chemical element, symbol Be

Definitions

  1. beryllium, chemical element, symbol Be

Ancestry of “beryllium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålberyllberyl
2GermanBeryllberyl
3Latinbēryllus—
4Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
5Prakritविरलायते—
6Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
7Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
8Paliveḷurwhite town
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