Where does “Be” come from?
Be (Translingual) comes from English beryllium, from English Beryl, from Middle English beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य — white town.
Be (Translingual): beryllium
Definitions
- beryllium
Ancestry of “Be”, step by step
Be traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beryllium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beryllium | The chemical element with an atomic number of 4;... |
| 2 | English | Beryl | derived from the gem beryl |
| 3 | Middle English | beryl | beryl gemstone of pegmatite |
| 4 | Old French | beril | beryl |
| 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 |