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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word BALLAD. Etymology of the word
BALLAD.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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BALLAD,
a sort of song. (F.,—Prov.,—Low Lat.) M.E. balade,
Gower, C. A. i. 134.—F. ballade, of which Brachet says that it
'came, in the 14th century, from the Provençal ballada.'
Ballada
seems to have meant a dancing song, and is clearly derived from Low Lat. (and
Ital.) ballare, to dance. See Ball (1). ¶
In some authors the form ballat or ballet occurs; in this case, the word follows
the Ital. spelling ballata, 'a dancing song,' from Ital. ballare, to
dance. See ballats and ballatry in Milton's Areopagitica; ed. Hales,
pp. 8, 24.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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