Where does “balloon” come from?
Balloon derives from Italian pallone, formed from Italian palla meaning ball, from Latin palla, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- meaning to swell.
balloon (English): An inflatable buoyant object, often round and...
Definitions
- An inflatable buoyant object, often round and...
Ancestry of “balloon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ballon | ball; balloon; round-bottom flask |
| 2 | Middle French | ballon | large ball |
| 3 | Italian | pallone | ball, football; balloon, aerostat |
| 4 | Spanish | balón | ball; balloon |
| 5 | Spanish | -ón | emphasizes that something is large, grand,... |
| 6 | English | -ön | Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta |
| 7 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 8 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 9 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 10 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 11 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 12 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 13 | French | -ate | ate |
| 14 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |