Where does “balear” come from?
balear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bala, from French balle, from Middle French balle, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla, from Proto-Germanic balluz.
balear (Portuguese): Balearic; to shoot
Definitions
- Balearic; to shoot
Ancestry of “balear”, step by step
balear traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese bala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bala | bullet, projectile; candy, sweet; ecstasy pill |
| 2 | French | balle | (small) ball |
| 3 | Middle French | balle | ball; bundle |
| 4 | Italian | balla | large bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,... |
| 5 | Old French | balle | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | balla | — |
| 7 | Frankish | balla | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Latin Balearis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Balearis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Βαλλιαρεῖς | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |
via Portuguese baleio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | baleio | — |