Where does “balano-” come from?

balano- (Gaulish) comes from Latin balanus, from Ancient Greek βάλανος, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

balano- (Gaulish): broom, broom plant

Definitions

  1. broom, broom plant

Ancestry of “balano-”, step by step

balano- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin balanus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbalanusan acorn; a fruit or other object similar in form...
2Ancient Greekβάλανοςacorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...
3Proto-Hellenicgʷə́lanos
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn

via Proto-Celtic banatlo-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbanatlo-broom; broom plant

Words derived from “balano-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂-Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanosEvery word from Ancient Greek βάλανος