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Where does “balustrade” come from?

balustrade (Dutch) comes from French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata, from Italian balaustro, from Italian balausta, from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον — flower of the wild pomegranate.

balustrade (Dutch): balustrade; railing

Definitions

  1. balustrade; railing

Ancestry of “balustrade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalustradebalustrade
2Italianbalaustrataparapet
3Italianbalaustrobaluster, each of the pillars in a balustrade
4Italianbalaustapomegranate flower; pomegranate
5Latinbalaustiumthe flower of the wild pomegranate
6Ancient Greekβαλαύστιονflower of the wild pomegranate
Every word from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον →