Where does “Moneyball” come from?
Moneyball (English) comes from English ball, from Middle English ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.
Moneyball (English): Baseball management relying on sabermetrics; More...
Definitions
- Baseball management relying on sabermetrics; More...
Ancestry of “Moneyball”, step by step
Moneyball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ball | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical... |
| 2 | Middle English | ball | Alternative form of bal; Alternative form of bale |
| 3 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 4 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 5 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 6 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 7 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via English money
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | money | A legally or socially binding conceptual contract... |
| 2 | Middle English | moneye | Alternative form of money |
| 3 | Old French | moneie | Alternative form of monoie; money |
| 4 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 5 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |