Where does “balì” come from?

balì (Italian) comes from Middle French bailli, from Old French bailif, from Vulgar Latin baiulivus, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

balì (Italian): bailiff

Definitions

  1. bailiff

Ancestry of “balì”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbailli—
2Old Frenchbailifbailiff
3Vulgar Latinbaiulivuscastellan
4Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “balì”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin baiulivus →