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Where does “balustrer” come from?

balustrer (French) comes from French balustre, from Middle French balustre, from Italian balaustro, from Italian balausta, from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον — flower of the wild pomegranate.

balustrer (French): To decorate or surround with a balustrade

Definitions

  1. To decorate or surround with a balustrade

Ancestry of “balustrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalustrebalustrade; first-person singular present...
2Middle Frenchbalustre—
3Italianbalaustrobaluster, each of the pillars in a balustrade
4Italianbalaustapomegranate flower; pomegranate
5Latinbalaustiumthe flower of the wild pomegranate
6Ancient Greekβαλαύστιονflower of the wild pomegranate
Every word from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον →