Where does “sballato” come from?
sballato (Italian) comes from Italian sballare, 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-.
sballato (Italian): high
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Ancestry of “sballato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sballare | to unpack; to go out; to talk nonsense |
| 2 | Italian | balla | large bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,... |
| 3 | Old French | balle | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | balla | — |
| 5 | Frankish | balla | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |