Where does “ballade” come from?

ballade (English) comes from French ballade, from Old Occitan ballada, from Late Latin ballare, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

ballade (English): Any of various genres of single-movement musical...

Definitions

  1. Any of various genres of single-movement musical...

Ancestry of “ballade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchballadeballade; ballad
2Old Occitanballadapoem for a dance
3Late Latinballareto play, dance; to dance; present active...
4Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω →Every word from Late Latin ballare →