Where does “bilardzista” come from?
bilardzista (Polish) comes from Polish bilard, from French billard, from French bille, from Middle French bille, from Old French bille, from Vulgar Latin billia, from Gaulish bilia, from Proto-Celtic belyom.
bilardzista (Polish): billiardist, pool player
Definitions
- billiardist, pool player
Ancestry of “bilardzista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bilard | pool, cue sport |
| 2 | French | billard | billiards; pool table; operating table |
| 3 | French | bille | marble; ball; ball bearing |
| 4 | Middle French | bille | — |
| 5 | Old French | bille | stick; baton; written decree, announcement |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | billia | — |
| 7 | Gaulish | bilia | tall tree |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | belyom | tree |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |