Where does “balonmán” come from?
balonmán (Galician) comes from Galician man, from Old Portuguese mão, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
balonmán (Galician): handball
Definitions
- handball
Ancestry of “balonmán”, step by step
balonmán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician man
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | man | hand; Synonym: figurative ownership; protection;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | mão | hand |
| 3 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |
via Galician balón
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | balón | ball, especially a large one used in sports |