Where does “balustradă” come from?
balustradă (Romanian) comes from French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata, from Italian balaustro, from Italian balausta, from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον — flower of the wild pomegranate.
balustradă (Romanian): balustrade (row of balusters)
Definitions
- balustrade (row of balusters)
Ancestry of “balustradă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | balustrade | balustrade |
| 2 | Italian | balaustrata | parapet |
| 3 | Italian | balaustro | baluster, each of the pillars in a balustrade |
| 4 | Italian | balausta | pomegranate flower; pomegranate |
| 5 | Latin | balaustium | the flower of the wild pomegranate |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαλαύστιον | flower of the wild pomegranate |