Where does “ballare” come from?

ballare (Sardinian) comes from Italian ballare, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

ballare (Sardinian): to dance

Definitions

  1. to dance

Ancestry of “ballare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianballareto dance; to fidget; to totter, wobble, shake
2Latinballāre—
3Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
4Proto-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 Latin ballāre →