Where does “flexbone” come from?
flexbone (English) comes from English wishbone, from English Bône, from Middle English bon, from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ — henbane.
flexbone (English): A formation involving three running backs in which a fullback is lined up behind the quarterback and two slotbacks are lined up behind the line of scrimmage at each end of the offensive line
Definitions
- A formation involving three running backs in which a fullback is lined up behind the quarterback and two slotbacks are lined up behind the line of scrimmage at each end of the offensive line
Ancestry of “flexbone”, step by step
flexbone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wishbone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wishbone | A forked bone between the neck and breast of a... |
| 2 | English | Bône | now known as Annaba |
| 3 | Middle English | bon | bone |
| 4 | Old English | bān | bone, tusk; the bone of a limb |
| 5 | Arabic | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | بان | ban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish... |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | باڭ | — |
| 8 | Persian | بنگ | hashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭭𐭢 | henbane |
via English flexible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flexible | Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking;... |
| 2 | Middle French | flexible | — |
| 3 | Latin | flexibilis | flexible, pliant, able to be bent; tractable,... |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |