Where does “volleybelle” come from?
volleybelle (English) comes from English volleyball, 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.
volleybelle (English): A female volleyball player
Definitions
- A female volleyball player
Ancestry of “volleybelle”, step by step
volleybelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English volleyball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | volleyball | A game played on a rectangular court between two... |
| 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 |
via English Belle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Belle | An attractive woman |
| 2 | French | belle | feminine singular of beau; beautiful woman,... |
| 3 | Latin | bella | nominative plural of bellum; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Latin | bellum | war; nominative neuter singular of bellus;... |
| 5 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 6 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 7 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |