Where does “balcão” come from?

balcão (Portuguese) comes from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

balcão (Portuguese): counter

Definitions

  1. counter

Ancestry of “balcão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbalconebalcony
2Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
3Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
4Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “balcão”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →