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Where does “volley” come from?

volley (French) comes from French volleyball — Alternative spelling of volley-ball.

volley (French): volleyball

Definitions

  1. volleyball

Ancestry of “volley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchvolleyballAlternative spelling of volley-ball

Words derived from “volley”

  • volleyeur
  • volleyer
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