The word ” ballet” has been actually borrowed and adapted not only in the English vocabulary but also in french. The word “ballet” actually originated around 1500 in Italy. The term “ballet” and “ball” stem from the Italian word “ballare” which means “to dance”. The the term “ballet” made it the french vocabulary which then came into the English vocabulary from the french, while the french borrowed it from Italy. The term “ballet” which again means ” to dance” or “jump up” comes from the Greek word “ballizo”. We can see how a word can be borrowed and adapted from not only one place but to many to fit the phonetic vocabulary of that adopting language. In the english IPA format, the word ballet is spelled like ” [(bal] + [ay)]. In french, they also pronounce it as “balay” also with an unstressed syllable.