Baleine etymology

French

French word baleine comes from Proto-Indo-European *bhlē-, and later Latin ballaena (A whale.)

Etymology of baleine

Detailed word origin of baleine

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*bhlē- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
φάλλαινα Ancient Greek (grc)
φάλαινα Ancient Greek (grc)
ballaena Latin (lat) A whale.
baleine French (fr) (informal, offensive) landwhale. Whale (mammal). Whalebone.

Words with the same origin as baleine

Descendants of *bhlē-

feuille fleur fleuve