myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of ballerina

Etymology of the Italian word ballerina

the Italian word ballerina

derived from the Italian word ballerino

derived from the Italian word ballare

derived from the Latin word ballare (dance)

derived from the Greek word ballizein

derived from the Greek word ballein, βάλλω (to throw)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷelə-

English ballerina