Where does “futbolí” come from?
futbolí (Catalan) comes from Spanish Futbolín, from Spanish fútbol, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
futbolí (Catalan): table football, foosball
Definitions
- table football, foosball
Ancestry of “futbolí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Futbolín | table football, foosball |
| 2 | Spanish | fútbol | football |
| 3 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 4 | Middle English | fotbal | football game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby |
| 5 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 6 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 7 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 8 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 9 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |