Where does “Balise” come from?

Balise (German) comes from French baliser, from French balise, from Portuguese baliza, from Latin palitium, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Balise (German): balise

Definitions

  1. balise

Ancestry of “Balise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaliserto mark with beacons; to waymark, to signpost; to...
2Frenchbalisebeacon; tag; buoy, seamark
3Portuguesebalizaboundary; goal; buoy, marker
4Latinpalitium
5Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
6Proto-Italicpākslos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-