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Where does “балло́н” come from?

балло́н (Russian) comes from French ballon, from Middle French ballon, from Italian pallone, from Spanish balón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone.

Ancestry of “балло́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchballonball; balloon; round-bottom flask
2Middle Frenchballonlarge ball
3Italianpalloneball, football; balloon, aerostat
4Spanishbalónball; balloon
5Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
6English-ön—
7English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
8EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
9GermanKetonketone
10GermanAketonacetone
11Frenchacétoneacetone
12Latinacētum—
13French-ate-ate
14Latin-ātus—
15Proto-Italic-ātos—

Words derived from “балло́н”

  • баллончик
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