Where does “embalaje” come from?
embalaje (Spanish) comes from Spanish embalar, from Spanish bala, from French balle, from Middle French balle, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla.
embalaje (Spanish): wrapping, packing
Ancestry of “embalaje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | embalar | to pack; to speed up, pick up speed |
| 2 | Spanish | bala | bullet |
| 3 | French | balle | ball; bullet; franc , euro |
| 4 | Middle French | balle | ball; bundle |
| 5 | Italian | balla | large bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,... |
| 6 | Old French | balle | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | balla | — |
| 8 | Frankish | balla | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |