Where does “bailar” come from?

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

bailar (Portuguese): to dance; to jump

Definitions

  1. to dance; to jump

Ancestry of “bailar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bailar”

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