From a French word meaning a bag, from Latin and before that from Gaulish. It derives ultimately from a PIE root meaning something like to swell. Many other words have the same root; for example, ball, balloon, bale, bulge and surprisingly, ballot. Apparently, balls were once used for casting votes.
Word origin of “budget”
From a French word meaning a bag, from Latin and before that from Gaulish. It derives ultimately from a PIE root meaning something like to swell. Many other words have the same root; for example, ball, balloon, bale, bulge and surprisingly, ballot. Apparently, balls were once used for casting votes.