Where does “softbalista” come from?
softbalista (Czech) comes from Czech softbal, from English softball, 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.
softbalista (Czech): softballer, softball player
Definitions
- softballer, softball player
Ancestry of “softbalista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | softbal | softball a sport similar to baseball |
| 2 | English | softball | A game similar to baseball but played with a... |
| 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 |