Where does “ballium” come from?
ballium (Medieval Latin) comes from Old French baile, from Latin baculum, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.
ballium (Medieval Latin): bail, security; bail; security
Definitions
- bail, security; bail; security
Ancestry of “ballium”, step by step
ballium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.