Where does “balise” come from?

balise (French) comes 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 (French): beacon; tag; buoy, seamark

Definitions

  1. beacon; tag; buoy, seamark

Ancestry of “balise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebalizaboundary; goal; buoy, marker
2Latinpalitium—
3Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “balise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →