Where does “balladowy” come from?

balladowy (Polish) comes from Polish ballada, from French ballade, from Old Occitan ballada, from Late Latin ballare, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

balladowy (Polish): ballad

Definitions

  1. ballad

Ancestry of “balladowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishballadaballad
2Frenchballadeballade; ballad
3Old Occitanballadapoem for a dance
4Late Latinballareto play, dance; to dance; present active...
5Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “balladowy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζωEvery word from Late Latin ballare
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