Where does “μπαλαδόρος” come from?

μπαλαδόρος (Greek) comes from Greek μπάλα, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla, from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

μπαλαδόρος (Greek): footballer

Definitions

  1. footballer

Ancestry of “μπαλαδόρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμπάλαball; bauble; football
2Italianballalarge bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,...
3Old Frenchballe—
4Medieval Latinballa—
5Frankishballa—
6Proto-Germanicballuzround object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balluz →