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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

  1. An electronic beacon or transponder placed...

Ancestry of “balise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalisebeacon; tag; buoy, seamark
2Portuguesebalizaboundary; goal; buoy, marker
3Latinpalitium—
4Latinpālus—
5Proto-Italicpākslos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “balise”

  • Eurobalise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →