Etymology of the English word balcony
the English word
balconyderived from the Italian word
balconederived from the Germanic root
*balkoDate
The earliest known usage of balcony in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
balconetCognates
Dutch
balkon, Dutch
bal, English
ball, French
bal, French
balle, French
balcon, German
Ball, German
Balkon, Icelandic
ball, Italian
balcone, Italian
balla, Italian
palla, Italian
ballo, Lithuanian
balas, Lithuanian
balkonas, Norwegian
balkong, Polish
bal, Polish
balkon, Portuguese
balcão, Provençal
bal, Russian
бaл, Russian
бaлкон, Spanish
baile, Spanish
bala, Spanish
balcon, Swedish
balkong, Swedish
boll, Swedish
bal, Yiddish
balUsage
Word found in Modern English
