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Where does “berilio” come from?

berilio (Spanish) comes from Spanish berilo, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.

berilio (Spanish): beryllium

Definitions

  1. beryllium

Ancestry of “berilio”, step by step

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