Where does “florbalista” come from?
florbalista (Czech) comes from Czech florbal, from English floorball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
florbalista (Czech): floorball player
Definitions
- floorball player
Ancestry of “florbalista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | florbal | floorball |
| 2 | English | floorball | An indoor ballgame played with a stick like... |
| 3 | English | Ball | surname |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |