beryl

beryl · noun, adjective¹

1. Proto-Dravidian*weḷ
2. Proto-Dravidian*ūr
3. Proto-Dravidian*weḷ-ūr
4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
5. Prakritवेरुलिअ (vērulia)
6. Ancient Greekβήρυλλος (bḗrullos)
7. Latinbērillus, bēryllus
8. Old Frenchberi
9. Middle Englishberyl
10. English todayberyl

Inherited from Middle English beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bērillus, bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), in turn borrowed from Middle Indic forms like Pali veḷuriya or Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀅 (verulia), from Dravidian, probably named after Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India.

Beryl · proper noun²

1. Yiddish · borrowed fromבערל
2. English todayBeryl

From beryl or an anglicization of Yiddish בערל (berl, literally “little bear”).

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