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

  1. bail, security; bail; security

Ancestry of “ballium”, step by step

ballium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French baile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbailepalisade, enclosure
2Latinbaculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

via Latin bāiulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
2Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “ballium

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ-Every word from Latin baculumEvery word from Old French baile