Where does “ballpark” come from?

I need to stop and note that the etymology chain provided appears to have significant problems: 1. It contains obvious repetition (billion, black, billion, black appearing multiple times) 2. It doesn't form a coherent etymological path 3. The chain seems corrupted or incomplete 4. "ballpark" doesn't appear in the chain at all 5. The meaning is listed as unknown I cannot write an accurate one-sentence origin summary under these conditions, as doing so would violate the core rule: "State only what the chain supports. Do not invent dates, cognates, or intermediate steps." **Could you provide a corrected etymology chain for "ballpark"?** A legitimate chain might look something like: English ballpark | English ball + English park, with further origins for each component if available.

ballpark (English): A field, stadium or park where ball, especially...

Definitions

  1. A field, stadium or park where ball, especially...

Ancestry of “ballpark”, step by step

ballpark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English park

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparkAn area of land set aside for environment...
2Koreangourd; calabash; gourd shell; head
3Chinese
4EnglishpoiseA state of balance, equilibrium or stability;...
5Middle Englishpoys
6Middle Frenchpoisweight
7Latinpēnsumallotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day)
8Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
9Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
10Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
11Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via English Ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBallsurname
2Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
3Old Englishbeallball
4EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
5Old Englishhyllhill
6Albanianhullifurrow
7Proto-Germanichullizhill
8Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
9Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

Words derived from “ballpark

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-
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