Where does “imballaggio” come from?
imballaggio (Italian) comes from Italian imballare, from French emballer, from French balle, from Middle French balle, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla.
imballaggio (Italian): packaging, packing, package
Definitions
- packaging, packing, package
Ancestry of “imballaggio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | imballare | To pack, package, wrap up or crate; To bale; To... |
| 2 | French | emballer | to pack up; to wrap up; to parcel; to thrill, to... |
| 3 | French | balle | ball; bullet; franc , euro |
| 4 | Middle French | balle | ball; bundle |
| 5 | Italian | balla | large bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,... |
| 6 | Old French | balle | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | balla | — |
| 8 | Frankish | balla | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |