Where does “buckyball” come from?
buckyball (English) comes from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís — to rise, to be tall; hill.
buckyball (English): A buckminsterfullerene molecule; The most common...
Definitions
- A buckminsterfullerene molecule; The most common...
Ancestry of “buckyball”, step by step
buckyball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ball | surname |
| 2 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 3 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 4 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 5 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 6 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via English buckminsterfullerene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buckminsterfullerene | An allotrope of carbon having a hollow molecule... |
| 2 | English | Fuller | One who fulls cloth |
| 3 | English | full | Containing the maximum possible amount that can... |
| 4 | Middle English | fúl | very; much; to a great extent |
| 5 | Old English | full | full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |