Where does “ballabile” come from?

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

ballabile (Italian): danceable; dance number

Definitions

  1. danceable; dance number

Ancestry of “ballabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianballareto dance; to fidget; to totter, wobble, shake
2Latinballāre
3Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “ballabile

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζωEvery word from Latin ballāre