Where does “speedballer” come from?
speedballer (English) comes from English speedball, 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 — to rise, to be tall; hill.
speedballer (English): A drug addict who takes speedballs; One who...
Definitions
- A drug addict who takes speedballs; One who...
Ancestry of “speedballer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | speedball | A mix of heroin and cocaine; Coffee with... |
| 2 | English | Ball | surname |
| 3 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 4 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 5 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 6 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 7 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |