Where does “ballare” come from?

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

ballare (Italian): to dance; to fidget; to totter, wobble, shake

Definitions

  1. to dance; to fidget; to totter, wobble, shake

Ancestry of “ballare”, step by step

ballare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ballāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinballāre—
2Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Late Latin ballo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinballoto dance

Words derived from “ballare”

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