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Where does “bailo” come from?

bailo (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.

bailo (Portuguese): first-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “bailo”, 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
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