Where does “pălută” come from?
pălută (Romanian) comes from Hungarian palota, from English ballot, from Italian ballotta, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla, from Proto-Germanic balluz.
pălută (Romanian): palace
Definitions
- palace
Ancestry of “pălută”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | palota | palace |
| 2 | English | ballot | "Originally", a small ball placed in a container... |
| 3 | Italian | ballotta | boiled chestnut; ballot; shot, ball |
| 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- | — |