Where does “bailar” come from?

bailar (Galician) comes 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.

bailar (Galician): to dance; first/third-person singular future...

Definitions

  1. to dance; first/third-person singular future...

Ancestry of “bailar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bailar

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