Etymology

balletic

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Today it means: Pertaining to or suitable for ballet. Full definition →

English ballet ← French ballet ← Italian balletto
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  2. Late Latinballāre
  3. Italianballare
  4. Italianballo
  5. Italianballetto
  6. Frenchballet
  7. Englishballet
  8. English todayballetic

From ballet + -ic.

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