Where does “balustre” come from?

balustre (Tagalog) comes from Spanish balaustre, from French balustre, from Middle French balustre, from Italian balaustro, from Italian balausta, from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον — flower of the wild pomegranate.

balustre (Tagalog): baluster

Definitions

  1. baluster

Ancestry of “balustre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbalaustrebanister
2Frenchbalustrebalustrade; first-person singular present...
3Middle Frenchbalustrebaluster
4Italianbalaustrobaluster, each of the pillars in a balustrade
5Italianbalaustapomegranate flower; pomegranate
6Latinbalaustiumthe flower of the wild pomegranate
7Ancient Greekβαλαύστιονflower of the wild pomegranate
Every word from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον →Every word from Latin balaustium →Every word from Italian balausta →