Etymology of the English word balletomania
the English word
balletomaniaderived from the English word
balletderived from the French word
balletderived from the Italian word
ballettoderived from the Italian word
balloderived from the Italian word
ballarederived from the Latin word
ballare (dance)
derived from the Greek word
ballein, βάλλω (to throw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷelə-using the English prefix
-o-Date
The earliest known usage of balletomania in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
