Where does “ballépés” come from?

ballépés (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bál, from German ball, from French bal, from Old French bal.

ballépés (Hungarian): misstep, faux pas, blunder

Definitions

  1. misstep, faux pas, blunder

Ancestry of “ballépés”, step by step

ballépés traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian bál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbálball
2Germanballball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games
3Frenchbaldance party, ball
4Old Frenchbal—

via Hungarian lépés

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlépésstep
2Hungarianlépto step; to enter, to step in; to enter
3Proto-Uralicläppespleen
Every word from Old French bal →Every word from French bal →Every word from German ball →