Where does “bailadeira” come from?

bailadeira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bailar, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

bailadeira (Portuguese): female dancer

Definitions

  1. female dancer

Ancestry of “bailadeira”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bailadeira”

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