Where does “dribbling” come from?
Dribbling derives from English dribble, which comes from English drib, a back-formation from English drip, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- meaning to drip or flow.
dribbling (English): present participle of dribble; An amount of...
Definitions
- present participle of dribble; An amount of...
Ancestry of “dribbling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dribble | In various ball games, to move the ball,... |
| 2 | English | -le | A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating... |
| 3 | Middle English | -el | — |
| 4 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 5 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |