baluster

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβαλαύστιον
2. Latin · derived frombalaustium
3. Italian · derived frombalaustro“pillar”
4. Middle French · borrowed frombalustre
5. English todaybaluster

Borrowed from Middle French balustre, from Italian balaustro (“pillar”), from balausta, balaustio (“wild pomegranate flower”), from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ܒܠܳܨܳܐ (blāṣā, “pomegranate shoot”)). Doublet of banister.

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