Origin of balloon
1570–80; < Upper Italian
ballone, equivalent to
ball(a) (< Langobardic; see
ball1) +
-one augmentative suffix; or < Middle French
ballon < Upper Italian
OTHER WORDS FROM balloon
bal·loon·like, adjectiveWords nearby balloon
Example sentences from the Web for balloon
British Dictionary definitions for balloon
balloon
/ (bəˈluːn) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of balloon
ballooning, noun balloonist, noun balloon-like, adjectiveWord Origin for balloon
C16 (in the sense: ball, ball game): from Italian dialect
ballone, from
balla, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
balla
ball
1
Medical definitions for balloon
balloon
[ bə-lōōn′ ]
n.
An inflatable spherical device that is inserted into a body cavity or structure and distended with air or gas for therapeutic purposes.
Idioms and Phrases with balloon
balloon