Where does “ペイントボール” come from?
ペイントボール (Japanese) comes from English paintball, 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.
ペイントボール (Japanese): paintball
Definitions
- paintball
Ancestry of “ペイントボール”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paintball | A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin... |
| 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 |