Where does “balustrading” come from?
balustrading (English) comes from English balustrade, from French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata, from Italian balaustro, from Italian balausta, from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον — flower of the wild pomegranate.
balustrading (English): work including one or more balustrades
Definitions
- work including one or more balustrades
Ancestry of “balustrading”, step by step
balustrading traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English balustrade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | balustrade | A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as... |
| 2 | French | balustrade | balustrade |
| 3 | Italian | balaustrata | parapet |
| 4 | Italian | balaustro | baluster, each of the pillars in a balustrade |
| 5 | Italian | balausta | pomegranate flower; pomegranate |
| 6 | Latin | balaustium | the flower of the wild pomegranate |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαλαύστιον | flower of the wild pomegranate |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |