Where does “volleyball” come from?

I need to work with the chain provided, but I notice it contains repetitions and appears malformed (it cycles through the same words). The chain as given is: English ball | English billion | English black | Ancient Greek βάλλω | English billion | English black | English billion | English black This doesn't form a coherent etymological chain leading to "volleyball." There seems to be an error in the data provided. Before I write the summary sentence, could you clarify: 1. Is this the correct chain for "volleyball"? 2. Should the chain show: English volleyball → English ball + English volley → [earlier sources]? 3. What is the actual historical chain for this word? A proper volleyball etymology should trace through French "volée" (flight/volley) and potentially earlier Romance language roots, but that's not reflected in the chain given. I want to ensure accuracy as you've specified—

volleyball (English): A game played on a rectangular court between two...

Definitions

  1. A game played on a rectangular court between two...

Ancestry of “volleyball”, step by step

volleyball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBallsurname
2Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
3Old Englishbeallball
4EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
5Old Englishhyllhill
6Albanianhullifurrow
7Proto-Germanichullizhill
8Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
9Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

via English volley

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvolleyThe simultaneous firing of a number of missiles...
2Middle Frenchvoléeflight
3Vulgar Latinvoltanominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum
4Latinvolatusflown, having been flown; flying; flight
5Latinvolōto wish, to please
6Proto-Italicgʷelāō
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “volleyball

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥HnísEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulliz