myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of ballo

Etymology of the Italian word ballo

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-

Dutch balkon, Dutch bal, English balcony, English ball, French bal, French balle, French balcon, German Ball, German Balkon, Icelandic ball, Italian balcone, Italian balla, Italian palla, 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 bal