Where does “bailador” come from?

bailador (Galician) comes from Galician bailar, from Ladino baylar, from Old Occitan balar, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

bailador (Galician): dancer

Definitions

  1. dancer

Ancestry of “bailador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianbailarto dance; first/third-person singular future...
2Ladinobaylar—
3Old Occitanbalar—
4Latinballāre—
5Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω →Every word from Latin ballāre →