Where does “Balearic” come from?

Balearic derives from Latin Balearis, from Ancient Greek Βαλλιαρεῖς, from Ancient Greek βάλλω meaning "to throw," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-.

Balearic (English): From, or pertaining to, the Balearic Islands

Definitions

From, or pertaining to, the Balearic Islands

Ancestry of “Balearic”, step by step

Balearic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Balearis

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Balearis	—
2	Ancient Greek	Βαλλιαρεῖς	—
3	Ancient Greek	βάλλω	I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
4	Proto-Hellenic	*gʷəlnō	—

via Catalan balear

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	balear	Balearic
2	Latin	Baleares	Balearic Islands
3	Ancient Greek	Βᾰλῐᾱρεῖς	—

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek Βαλλιαρεῖς →