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