| 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- | — |