Where does “balls” come from?
balls (Catalan) comes from Catalan ball, from French bal, from Late Latin ballare, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
balls (Catalan): plural of ball
Ancestry of “balls”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ball | dance; ball, formal dance |
| 2 | French | bal | dance party, ball |
| 3 | Late Latin | ballare | to play, dance; to dance; present active... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίζω | to dance, jump about |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |