Where does “opalescență” come from?
opalescență (Romanian) comes from English opalescence, from English opalescent, from English Opal, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος, from Sanskrit उपल, from Sanskrit उपरि.
opalescență (Romanian): opalescence
Definitions
- opalescence
Ancestry of “opalescență”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | opalescence | the state of being opalescent; the milky... |
| 2 | English | opalescent | Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an... |
| 3 | English | Opal | from the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century |
| 4 | French | opale | opal |
| 5 | Latin | opalus | opal |
| 6 | Byzantine Greek | ὀπάλλιος | opal |
| 7 | Sanskrit | उपल | stone; gem, stone |
| 8 | Sanskrit | उपरि | over; above; beyond |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | upári | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | upári | above, over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |