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739 All You Need To Know About Balloons
The origin of the word "balloon" can be traced to the French word ‘ballon' which refers to a huge ball. Other likely origins include the Latin ‘ballone' meaning ball or perhaps from the old German word ‘balla' which also pertains to a ball. Other related etymology includes the Middle English term ‘bal', which was in turn traces its roots from the Old English ‘beall', both referring to a ball.
Posted on Feb-05-2011