Where does “balconista” come from?

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

balconista (Portuguese): one who serves customers from a counter of a commercial establishment

Definitions

  1. one who serves customers from a counter of a commercial establishment

Ancestry of “balconista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebalcãocounter
2Italianbalconebalcony
3Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
4Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
5Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →