Where does “focista” come from?
focista (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian foci, from Hungarian futball, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
focista (Hungarian): footballer British; football player Britain, soccer player US, Canada, Australia
Definitions
- footballer British; football player Britain, soccer player US, Canada, Australia
Ancestry of “focista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | foci | soccer |
| 2 | Hungarian | futball | soccer |
| 3 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 4 | Middle English | fotbal | football game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby |
| 5 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 6 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 7 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 8 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 9 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |