Where does “baladesc” come from?

baladesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian baladă, from French ballade, from Old Occitan ballada, from Late Latin ballare, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

baladesc (Romanian): balladesque

Definitions

  1. balladesque

Ancestry of “baladesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbaladăballad
2Frenchballadeballade; ballad
3Old Occitanballadapoem for a dance
4Late Latinballareto play, dance; to dance; present active...
5Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω →Every word from Late Latin ballare →