Where does “polocrosse” come from?
polocrosse (English) comes from English lacrosse, from French lacrosse, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a, from German a-Moll — ox; aleph; alef.
polocrosse (English): A goal game combining elements of polo, lacrosse,...
Definitions
- A goal game combining elements of polo, lacrosse,...
Ancestry of “polocrosse”, step by step
polocrosse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lacrosse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lacrosse | A sport played on a field between two opposing... |
| 2 | French | lacrosse | lacrosse; Synonym of crosse |
| 3 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 4 | Italian | là | there |
| 5 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 6 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 7 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 8 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 9 | Hungarian | a | the; this; that |
| 10 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 11 | Middle French | a | to; towards; third-person singular present... |
| 12 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 13 | Latin | A | — |
| 14 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 16 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
via English Polo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Polo | Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo.... |
| 2 | English | Marco Polo | A renowned traveler; A game played where one... |
| 3 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |