Where does “bailotear” come from?

bailotear (Spanish) comes from Spanish bailar, from Old Occitan balar, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

bailotear (Spanish): to dance around, to shimmy

Definitions

  1. to dance around, to shimmy

Ancestry of “bailotear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbailarto dance; to dribble
2Old Occitanbalar
3Latinballāre
4Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίζωEvery word from Latin ballāre