Where does “balo” come from?

balo (Istriot) comes from Italian ballo, from Italian ballare, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

balo (Istriot): dance, ball

Definitions

  1. dance, ball

Ancestry of “balo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianballodance, ball; first-person singular present...
2Italianballareto dance; to fidget; to totter, wobble, shake
3Latinballāre—
4Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω →Every word from Latin ballāre →