Where does “bombril” come from?
bombril (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Bombril, from Portuguese brilho, from Portuguese brilhar, from Italian brillare, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य — white town.
bombril (Portuguese): steel wool
Definitions
- steel wool
Ancestry of “bombril”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Bombril | a Brazilian brand of hygiene and cleaning products, which is iconic and most famous for its steel wool |
| 2 | Portuguese | brilho | shine |
| 3 | Portuguese | brilhar | to shine, to emit or reflect light; to seem it is... |
| 4 | Italian | brillare | to shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to... |
| 5 | Latin | bēryllus | beryl |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βήρυλλος | beryl |
| 7 | Prakrit | विरलायते | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | वैडूर्य | cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its... |
| 9 | Pali | veḷuriya | lapis lazuli, a precious stone |
| 10 | Pali | veḷur | white town |