Where does “antiballing” come from?
antiballing (English) comes from English balling, from English basketballing, from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
antiballing (English): Preventing the formation of balls of material
Definitions
- Preventing the formation of balls of material
Ancestry of “antiballing”, step by step
antiballing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English balling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | balling | present participle of ball |
| 2 | English | basketballing | Playing basketball; The playing of basketball |
| 3 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 4 | English | Ball | surname |
| 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 |