Where does “sballare” come from?
sballare (Italian) comes from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla, from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
sballare (Italian): to unpack; to go out; to talk nonsense
Definitions
- to unpack; to go out; to talk nonsense
Ancestry of “sballare”, step by step
sballare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian balla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | balla | large bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,... |
| 2 | Old French | balle | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | balla | — |
| 4 | Frankish | balla | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Italian S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | S | south |