Where does “soccer” come from?
soccer (French) comes from English soccer, from English association football, from English association, from Latin associātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
soccer (French): soccer association football
Definitions
- soccer association football
Ancestry of “soccer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soccer | association football; To kick the football... |
| 2 | English | association football | A ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent |
| 3 | English | association | The act of associating; The state of being... |
| 4 | Latin | associātiō | association |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |