Where does “thermoballing” come from?
thermoballing (English) comes from English balling, from English basketballing, from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
thermoballing (English): An incident where honeybees surround a threat and cause it to die through high temperature
Definitions
- An incident where honeybees surround a threat and cause it to die through high temperature
Ancestry of “thermoballing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | balling | present participle of ball |
| 2 | English | basketballing | Playing basketball; The playing of basketball |
| 3 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 4 | English | Ball | surname |
| 5 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 6 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 7 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 8 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 9 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |