Where does “balise” come from?

balise (English) comes from French balise, from Portuguese baliza, from Latin palitium, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

balise (English): An electronic beacon or transponder placed...

Definitions

An electronic beacon or transponder placed...

Ancestry of “balise”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	balise	beacon; tag; buoy, seamark
2	Portuguese	baliza	boundary; goal; buoy, marker
3	Latin	palitium	—
4	Latin	pālus	swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
5	Proto-Italic	pākslos	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ǵ-slos	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ǵ-	to attach

Words derived from “balise”

Eurobalise

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →