Where does “baller” come from?

baller (Middle French) comes from Old French baller, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

baller (Middle French): to dance

Definitions

  1. to dance

Ancestry of “baller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchballer—
2Latinballāre—
3Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “baller”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω →Every word from Latin ballāre →