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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

  1. Preventing the formation of balls of material

Ancestry of “antiballing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishballingpresent participle of ball
2EnglishbasketballingPlaying basketball; The playing of basketball
3EnglishbasketballA sport in which two opposing teams of five...
4EnglishBallsurname
5Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
6Old Englishbeallball
7EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
8Old Englishhyllhill
9Albanianhullifurrow
10Proto-Germanichullizhill
11Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
12Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →