Where does “scaball” come from?
scaball (Irish) comes from Old Irish scabal, from Late Latin scapula, from Latin scapulae, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kap-.
scaball (Irish): scapular; shoulder-piece; breastplate, cuirass
Definitions
- scapular; shoulder-piece; breastplate, cuirass
Ancestry of “scaball”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | scabal | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | scapula | shoulder; A shoulder blade, scapula |
| 3 | Latin | scapulae | shoulder blades; nominative plural of scapula;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kap- | — |