Where does “baloncesto” come from?
baloncesto (Galician) comes from English basketball, 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.
baloncesto (Galician): basketball
Definitions
- basketball
Ancestry of “baloncesto”, step by step
baloncesto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English basketball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 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 Galician balón
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | balón | ball, especially a large one used in sports |
via Galician cesto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | cesto | basket |