briller
French
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to shine, to sparkle
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian brillare derived from Latin beryllus (beryl).
Origin
Latin
beryllus
Gloss
beryl
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brilliance English
- berillus Latin
- beryllus Latin
- Brillanz German
- Brille German
- brillieren German
- brillamento Italian
- brillare Italian
- brillatoio Italian
- brillatura Italian
- brillable French
- brillance French
- brillant French
- brillar Spanish, Castilian
- βήρυλλος Ancient Greek
- bor Polish
- brylować Polish
- brile Esperanto
- brileti Esperanto
- brili Esperanto
- brilo Esperanto
- ekbrili Esperanto
- beril Middle Dutch
- brilar Ido
- berillus Middle High German