embalar

Portuguese

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to rock move gently back and forth
(transitive) to lull to soothe a baby into sleep
(intransitive) to accelerate to cause to move faster

Etymology

Derived from Latin ballāre.

Origin

Latin

ballāre

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bailata Finnish
ballāre Latin
vallis Latin
ballare Italian
bailar Spanish, Castilian
bailotear Spanish, Castilian
βάλλω Ancient Greek
βαλλίζω Ancient Greek
bailar Portuguese
desembalar Portuguese
balar Old Occitan
ballada Old Occitan
nbala Kabuverdianu
ballare Sardinian
balēr Emilian