Where does “embalar” come from?
embalar (Portuguese) comes from French emballer, 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.
embalar (Portuguese): to rock; to lull; to accelerate
Definitions
- to rock; to lull; to accelerate
Ancestry of “embalar”, step by step
embalar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French emballer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | emballer | to pack up; to wrap up; to parcel; to thrill, to... |
| 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- | — |