Ballet's Background?

Question

why is the word ballet derived from an Italian word yet the terms are in French

Answer 1

Ballet is a formalized form of dance with its origins in the Italian Renaissance court, further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. It is a highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. It has been influential as a form of dance globally and is taught in ballet schools around the world which use their own culture and society to modernize the art.

The word ballet comes from French and was borrowed into English around the 17th century. The French word in turn has its origins in Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo (dance). Ballet ultimately traces back to Latin ballare, meaning to dance.

Answer 2

Because it is all a romance language, and they both have key roles in dance.

Answer 3

It was said that it started back in Ancient Rome. It was called Roman Pantomime, used in their plays/performance. Theatre was banned after that era (by the church).  (Then during the Footloose era, which I called and I don't think anyone else call it at that-) Ballo/balleto (Italian word for dance/ballet) was brought back by the Medici during the Italian Renaissance.  They then brought it to France where King Louis XIV, considered as a patron of ballet, fell in love with the form thus, allowed the art to developed during his reign in Versailles. Since it was in France that it grew, French words was used as term they have used before, as we still do today. That's the short version of that history.