Etymology

ballerino

bal·le·ri·no
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Today it means: A male ballet dancer. Full definition →

Italian ballerino ← Late Latin ballāre ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-
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ballerino · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  2. Late Latinballāre
  3. Italianballare
  4. Italianballerino
  5. English todayballerino

Borrowed from Italian ballerino.

Ballerino · proper noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromBallerino
  2. English todayBallerino

From Italian Ballerino.

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