Where does “baller” come from?

baller (French) comes from Middle French baller, from Old French baller, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

baller (French): to dance with one's arms swinging; to swing or...

Definitions

  1. to dance with one's arms swinging; to swing or...

Ancestry of “baller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchballerto dance
2Old Frenchballer—
3Latinballāre—
4Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “baller”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω →Every word from Latin ballāre →