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Where does “unbalconied” come from?

unbalconied (English) comes from English balconied, from English balcony, from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

unbalconied (English): Without a balcony

Definitions

  1. Without a balcony

Ancestry of “unbalconied”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbalconiedThat has a balcony attached
2EnglishbalconyAn accessible structure extending from a...
3Italianbalconebalcony
4Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
5Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
6Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
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