myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of balletto

Etymology of the Italian word balletto

the Italian word balletto

derived from the Italian word ballo

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-

French ballet

Dutch ballet, English ballet, French ballet, German Ballett, Icelandic ballett, Lithuanian baletas, Russian бaлeт, Swedish balett