Where does “Balustrade” come from?

Balustrade (German) comes from French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata, from Italian balaustro, from Italian balausta, from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον — flower of the wild pomegranate.

Balustrade (German): balustrade parapet with balusters

Definitions

  1. balustrade parapet with balusters

Ancestry of “Balustrade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalustradebalustrade
2Italianbalaustrataparapet
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 βαλαύστιονEvery word from Latin balaustiumEvery word from Italian balausta