Where does “baļuunin” come from?
baļuunin (Marshallese) comes from Marshallese baļuun, from English balloon, from French ballon, from Middle French ballon, from Italian pallone, from Spanish balón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön — ate.
Ancestry of “baļuunin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshallese | baļuun | aeroplane, aircraft, plane |
| 2 | English | balloon | An inflatable buoyant object, often round and... |
| 3 | French | ballon | ball; balloon; round-bottom flask |
| 4 | Middle French | ballon | large ball |
| 5 | Italian | pallone | ball, football; balloon, aerostat |
| 6 | Spanish | balón | ball; balloon |
| 7 | Spanish | -ón | emphasizes that something is large, grand,... |
| 8 | English | -ön | Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta |
| 9 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 10 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 11 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 12 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 13 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 14 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 15 | French | -ate | ate |