Where does “balcón” come from?
balcón (Spanish) comes from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.
balcón (Spanish): balcony
Ancestry of “balcón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | balcone | balcony |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | balco | balcony, raised seat |
| 3 | Frankish | balkō | beam, balk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | balkô | beam, balk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |
Words derived from “balcón”