- βαλλίζω
- βαλλίζωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: = βάλλω (Sophr.), but = κωμάζω, χορεύω (Ath. u. a.), known from the West (Ath. 8, 362bf.).Derivatives: βαλλισμός `dance' (Alex.). βαλλιστής (Shipp, Glotta 39 (1960) 149-52) from which Lat. ballista `catapult' (since Plaut.); βαλλίστρα `id.' (Procop.); as constellation Scherer, Gestirnnamen 203.Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]Etymology: Derivation from βάλλω; on the meaning s. Paessens RhM 90, 146ff., Radermacher ib. 91, 52ff. and DELG. Lat. ballāre `dance' will be related, but not directly derived from βαλλίζω.Page in Frisk: 1,215
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.